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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.

Jean de La Fontaine

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The strongest passion is fear.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Fear One Liner Passion Strong
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Decieve Increase Pleasure
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Burden Ourselves Secret
Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Condition Present Request Satisfaction Worst
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Face Repair Ruin
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance

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