The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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What God does, He does well.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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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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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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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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We are never content with our lot.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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