Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHow wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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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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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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The worst time is always the present.
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