Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBetter to suffer than to die.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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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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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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