It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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What God does, He does well.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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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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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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The sign brings customers.
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