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

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

In short, Luck's always to blame.

In short, Luck's always to blame.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.

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

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

One returns to the place one came from.

One returns to the place one came from.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at...

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at...

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

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

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing...

Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing...

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner...

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or...

Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or...