Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEveryone 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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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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