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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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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Animal Care Cow Man Nature Work
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
The worst time is always the present.
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Present Time Worst
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Help Law Nature People
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
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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One Liner Secret Weight
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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Death Learning Open Return Trait Window
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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