An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINESadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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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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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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In this world we must help one another.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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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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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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