How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne returns to the place one came from.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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One 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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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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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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I bend but do not break.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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We are never content with our lot.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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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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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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