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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.

Jean de La Fontaine

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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
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
Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Appearance Fake Skin Terror
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
In everything one must consider the end.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Cost Flattery Learning Listening Live
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
A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Different Grand Stage Universe
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Best Himself Injury Man
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
Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Difficult Known Myself Regard Secret Woman
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Desire Easy Fear
Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame

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