Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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