Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEven 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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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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The sign brings customers.
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