Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEvery flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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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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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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