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.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe strongest passion is fear.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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