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But the shortest works are always the best.

Jean de La Fontaine

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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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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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Still people are dangerous.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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