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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Jean de La Fontaine

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We risk all in being too greedy.
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Greedy One Liner Risk
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Fools Lost Wisdom
To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Fear Haunt Hell Pleasure
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
We heed no instincts but our own.
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Intuition Ourselves Spirituality Wisdom
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
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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Butcher Oneself Stick Trade
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Better Depend King Powerful Prince
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Evil Journal Oneself Tribute
We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Innocence Unfortunate
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil

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