Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEMan is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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What God does, He does well.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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We 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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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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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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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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