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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.

Jean de La Fontaine

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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Better Depend King Powerful Prince
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
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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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alone Appearance Judgement Live
Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Act Certain Finding Wolf
Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Difficult Known Myself Regard Secret Woman
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Brain Fashion Power Stupidity World
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Best Himself Injury Man
In everything one must consider the end.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
We heed no instincts but our own.
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Intuition Ourselves Spirituality Wisdom
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
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
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 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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Future Possession Value Worth
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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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
Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Cold Dreams Fake Man Reality Truth
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Animal Care Cow Man Nature Work
A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Different Grand Stage Universe
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
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
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

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