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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.

Jean de La Fontaine

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What God does, He does well.
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God Himself Well
To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Fear Haunt Hell Pleasure
Still people are dangerous.
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Dangerous One Liner People
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Appearance Fake Skin Terror
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
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
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Cost Flattery Learning Listening Live
We are never content with our lot.
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Ourselves Satisfaction
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Bringing Goodness Misfortune

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