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.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINETis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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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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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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