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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Blind Fortune Pursue Rash
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
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
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
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
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Hold Love Prudent
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Dangerous Enemy Ignorance Wisdom Worth
Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Ignorance Learning Talk Value
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
We ought to consider the end in everything.
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End Future One Liner
Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Cost Flattery Learning Listening Live
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise 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

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