Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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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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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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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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