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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
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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Butcher Oneself Stick Trade
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win
The worst time is always the present.
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Present Time Worst
Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Devil Harvest Religious
Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Age Exercise Man Reason
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Dangerous One Liner People
What God does, He does well.
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God Himself Well
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Best Himself Injury Man
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Better Depend King Powerful Prince
I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Condition Present Request Satisfaction Worst
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Dangerous Enemy Ignorance Wisdom Worth
He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Deep Discover Himself Human Spirituality Universe
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion

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