Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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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.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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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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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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The sign brings customers.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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