Alas we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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This fellow did not see further than his own nose.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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