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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The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

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

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

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.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

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

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

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.

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

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

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

All power is a compound of time and patience

All power is a compound of time and patience

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

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...

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

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.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.