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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?

Jean de La Fontaine

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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Face Repair Ruin
The sign brings customers.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Innocence Unfortunate
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
As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Anand Thakur
We are never content with our lot.
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Ourselves Satisfaction
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
Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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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
If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Animal Care Cow Man Nature Work
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Act Certain Finding Wolf
But the shortest works are always the best.
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Best Short Work
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil Instinct Ourselves
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Charitable Goodness Gratitude Misery
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Hold Love Prudent
One returns to the place one came from.
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Came Place Return
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying
O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Dominate Ourselves Prudence
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time

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