Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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