Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEFriendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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