A hare is not caught with a drum.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEO tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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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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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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The sign brings customers.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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