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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.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Dangerous God Promise Remember
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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One Liner Secret Weight
We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Desire Easy Fear
We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Perception See
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Greatness Happiness Ourselves Wealth
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Bringing Goodness Misfortune
What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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