A bluejay in peacock feathers.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIt is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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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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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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