O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEvery editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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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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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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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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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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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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