Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe worst time is always the present.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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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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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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We are never content with our lot.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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