We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe reason of the strongest is always the best.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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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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We are never content with our lot.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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