Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENo favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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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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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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