Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOur condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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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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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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