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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Jean de La Fontaine

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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Animal Capture Hare
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Brain Fashion Power Stupidity World
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Cat Gratitude Win
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Cost Flattery Learning Listening Live
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Devil Pay Tribute
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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Better to suffer than to die.
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Better Death Suffering

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