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"Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully: a clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman. [Fr., Ne forcons point notre talent; Nous ne ferions rien avec grace: Jamais un lourdaud, quoi qu'il fasse, Ne saurit passer pour galant.]"
"Still people are dangerous."
"Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes."
"Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves. [Fr., Lynx envers nos pareils, et taupes envers nous.]"
"But the shortest works are always the best."
"No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]"
"What is denominated discretion in man we call cunning in brutes."
"If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended."
"Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis. Lies and literature have always been friends."
"Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb."
"Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully."
"Nothing weighs more than a secret."
"What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself."
"Patience et longueur de temps Font plus que force ni que rage. Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage."
"A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse."
"In everything we ought to look at the end."
"I bend and do not break."
"The sign brings customers."
"We are never content with our lot."
"Too many expedients may spoil an affair. [Fr., Le trop d'expedients peut gater une affaire.]"