Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe strongest passion is fear.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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