Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEvery editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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