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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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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Burden Ourselves Secret
He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Deep Discover Himself Human Spirituality Universe
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Appearance Judgement Live
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Dangerous One Liner People
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Dangerous Meet Yourself
Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Ignorance Learning Talk Value
The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Destiny Evil Goodness Right Wrong
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Devil Harvest Religious
Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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