"Sensible people find nothing useless."
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"Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil."
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"Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more. [Fr., Rien n'est si dangereux qu'un ignorant ami; Mieux vaudrait un sage ennemi.]"
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"We believe easily what we fear of what we desire"
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"We believe no evil till the evil's done"
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"Help yourself, and Heaven will help you."
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"Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value."
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"O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu. [Fr., Amour! Amour! quand tu nous tiens On peut bien dire, Adieu, prudence.]"
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"O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence."
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"Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil's done. [Fr., Nous n'ecoutons d'instincts que ceux qui sont les notres. Et ne croyons le mal que quand il est venu.]"
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"Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue."
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"The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?"
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"Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred."
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"Religious contention is the devil's harvest."
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"Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength."
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"To hell with pleasure that's haunted by fear."
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"We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive."
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"One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade."
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"There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend— An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear."
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"Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]"
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