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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Cry Herself Love Tears Victory Virtue
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
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Dangerous God Promise Remember
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alone Appearance Judgement Live
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dangerous People Silence
Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
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
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Fools Lost Wisdom
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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Death Learning Open Return Trait Window

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