Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEStill people are dangerous.
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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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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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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.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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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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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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