We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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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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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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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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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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