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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Blind Fortune Pursue Rash
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Animal Capture Hare
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Dangerous Meet Yourself
We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Desire Easy Fear
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
The worst time is always the present.
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Present Time Worst
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Cheerful Health Inspirational Mindset
We risk all in being too greedy.
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Greedy One Liner Risk
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Face Repair Ruin
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
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

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