Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEFoxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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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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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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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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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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