A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENeither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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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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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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In this world we must help one another.
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