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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.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Animal Capture Hare
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Cheerful Health Inspirational Mindset
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Decieve Increase Pleasure
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
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
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Charitable Goodness Gratitude Misery
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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One Liner Secret Weight
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Beggar Better Choice Emperor Live
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
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
We risk all in being too greedy.
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Greedy One Liner Risk

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