Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWomen keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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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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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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I bend but do not break.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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In this world we must help one another.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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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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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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