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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Act Certain Finding Wolf
Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Fools Fortune Luxury Reading Surround
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
In everything one must consider the end.
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Anand Thakur
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying
As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Anand Thakur
The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Destiny Evil Goodness Right Wrong
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
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
We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil One Liner
Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Cost Flattery Learning Listening Live
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World

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