Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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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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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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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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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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The sign brings customers.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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What God does, He does well.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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