As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne 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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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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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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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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I bend but do not break.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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