Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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