Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHe knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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