We risk all in being too greedy.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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I bend and do not break.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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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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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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