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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Conquer Heart Oneself Victory
Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Evil Journal Oneself Tribute
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
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
What God does, He does well.
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God Himself Well
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Dangerous Meet Yourself

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