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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.

Jean de La Fontaine

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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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Death Learning Open Return Trait Window
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Beggar Better Choice Emperor Live
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Bringing Goodness Misfortune
The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alone Appearance Judgement Live
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
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Dominate Ourselves Prudence
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
Cats know not how to pardon.
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Cat Forgiveness Known One Liner
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Better Depend King Powerful Prince
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion

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