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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Fools Pleasure
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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One Liner Secret Weight
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.
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Abuse Love People Power Prince
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil Instinct Ourselves
But the shortest works are always the best.
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Best Short Work
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin

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