We heed no instincts but our own.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThere is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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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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We risk all in being too greedy.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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