Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBlind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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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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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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