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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.

Jean de La Fontaine

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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Blind Fortune Pursue Rash
Cats know not how to pardon.
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Cat Forgiveness Known One Liner
It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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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
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Better Depend King Powerful Prince
A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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Deliver Expectation Loud Mountain Noise
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
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Greatness Happiness Ourselves Wealth

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