Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEMen of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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