From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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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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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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The sign brings customers.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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