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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.

Jean de La Fontaine

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I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
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
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Argument Best Strong
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
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
A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Different Grand Stage Universe
We risk all in being too greedy.
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Greedy One Liner Risk
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
I bend but do not break.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Break Flexible Myself
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
We heed no instincts but our own.
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Intuition Ourselves Spirituality Wisdom
What God does, He does well.
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God Himself Well
The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Conquer Heart Oneself Victory
We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Perception See
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Hold Love Prudent
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Desire Easy Fear
Still people are dangerous.
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Dangerous One Liner People
Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Devil Pay Tribute
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

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