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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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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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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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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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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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