He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEPatience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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