Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

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

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

One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List...

One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List...

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

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

Luck's always to blame.

Luck's always to blame.

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...

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

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

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

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

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