The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIt is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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We are never content with our lot.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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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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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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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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