An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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