He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEGentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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What God does, He does well.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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