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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.

Jean de La Fontaine

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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
But the shortest works are always the best.
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Best Short Work
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Cry Herself Love Tears Victory Virtue
The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Conquer Heart Oneself Victory
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
Diversity, that is my motto.
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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
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
We ought to consider the end in everything.
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End Future One Liner
We heed no instincts but our own.
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