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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.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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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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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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What God does, He does well.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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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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