We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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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.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

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....

One returns to the place one came from.

One returns to the place one came from.

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.

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

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

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.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

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

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

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...

Luck's always to blame.

Luck's always to blame.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

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...

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

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.