Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEvery one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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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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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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