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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Decieve Increase Pleasure
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
The sign brings customers.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Cold Dreams Fake Man Reality Truth
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Dominate Ourselves Prudence
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Age Exercise Man Reason

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