We heed no instincts but our own.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne often has need of one inferior to himself.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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