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But the shortest works are always the best.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Conquer Heart Oneself Victory
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Decieve Increase Pleasure
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Dominate Ourselves Prudence
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Satisfaction Unfortunate
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Anand Thakur
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
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Call Fools Friendship Name Rare
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
Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alone Appearance Judgement Live
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Anand Thakur
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Cat Gratitude Win
I bend, but I do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself

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