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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.

Jean de La Fontaine

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A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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Deliver Expectation Loud Mountain Noise
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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Future Possession Value Worth
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Greatness Happiness Ourselves Wealth
By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Blind Fortune Pursue Rash
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Face Repair Ruin
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
From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Distance Worth
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win

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