He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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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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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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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