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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Difficult Known Myself Regard Secret Woman
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Devil Pay Tribute
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dangerous People Silence
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Burden Ourselves Secret
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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