But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIt 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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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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