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.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEI bend and do not break.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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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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I bend and do not break.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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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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