Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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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...

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that...

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that...

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

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

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

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

All power is a compound of time and patience

All power is a compound of time and patience

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.

The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.

In short, Luck's always to blame.

In short, Luck's always to blame.

A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.

A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.