But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEAn author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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I bend and do not break.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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The worst time is always the present.
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In this world we must help one another.
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