O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEPeople must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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