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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Choice Different Leadership Path Road
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Fear Haunt Hell Pleasure
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Desire Easy Fear
Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Burden Ourselves Secret
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Help Law Nature People
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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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

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