Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHe is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Our 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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In this world we must help one another.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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I bend but do not break.
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What God does, He does well.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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