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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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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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Art Bold Courage Live Trust
But the shortest works are always the best.
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Best Short Work
What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Blind Fortune Pursue Rash
Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Cost Flattery Learning Listening Live
Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Ear Moderate Ourselves Ring
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering
In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Argument Best Strong
From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Distance Worth
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Ignorance Learning Talk Value
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Face Repair Ruin
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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Cold Dreams Fake Man Reality Truth
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Abuse Love People Power Prince
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Hold Love Prudent
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Help Law Nature People
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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