Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHe knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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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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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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