Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

All power is a compound of time and patience

All power is a compound of time and patience

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

Luck's always to blame.

Luck's always to blame.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about...

I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about...

Some people still think knowledge is power.

Some people still think knowledge is power.

If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.

If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.