Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEDressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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