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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.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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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.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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In this world we must help one another.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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