Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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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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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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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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Diversity, that is my motto.
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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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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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We are never content with our lot.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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