Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWomen keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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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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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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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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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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I bend but do not break.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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