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.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne 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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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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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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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Still people are dangerous.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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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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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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The strongest passion is fear.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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The sign brings customers.
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