Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBlind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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