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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil Instinct Ourselves
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
The strongest passion is fear.
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Fear One Liner Passion Strong
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Art Bold Courage Live Trust
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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