The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEAll the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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