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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Help Law Nature People
Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Conquer Heart Oneself Victory
Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Burden Ourselves Secret
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
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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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Different Grand Stage Universe
Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Devil Pay Tribute
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
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
Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Devil Harvest Religious
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Decieve Increase Pleasure
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
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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