Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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What God does, He does well.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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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 are never content with our lot.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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