Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIt is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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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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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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I bend and do not break.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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