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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
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
Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Desire Easy Fear
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Devil Harvest Religious
We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil One Liner
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Distance Worth
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Easy Trouble
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Anand Thakur
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Fools Pleasure
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Appearance Judgement Live
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Cat Gratitude Win
Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Avoid Destiny Fate Life Road
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Innocence Unfortunate
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dangerous People Silence
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

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