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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Man Secret Woman
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Brain Fashion Power Stupidity World
Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
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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Abuse Love People Power Prince
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Deep Discover Himself Human Spirituality Universe
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Evil Journal Oneself Tribute
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
Diversity, that is my motto.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Animal Care Cow Man Nature Work
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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Fools Fortune Luxury Reading Surround
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Help Law Nature People
The strongest passion is fear.
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Fear One Liner Passion Strong
O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Dominate Ourselves Prudence
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
One returns to the place one came from.
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Came Place Return
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
But the shortest works are always the best.
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