Sensible people find nothing useless.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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