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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.

Jean de La Fontaine

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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Oneself Return Sin
We are never content with our lot.
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Ourselves Satisfaction
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
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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Act Certain Finding Wolf
Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Ear Moderate Ourselves Ring
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Animal Care Cow Man Nature Work
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
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
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
We risk all in being too greedy.
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Greedy One Liner Risk
Better to suffer than to die.
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Better Death Suffering
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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