Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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