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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.

Jean de La Fontaine

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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Fools Lost Wisdom
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Cat Gratitude Win
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
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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Difficult Known Myself Regard Secret Woman
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
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
A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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Deliver Expectation Loud Mountain Noise
Better to suffer than to die.
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Better Death Suffering
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Appearance Judgement Live
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Different Grand Stage Universe
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Devil Pay Tribute
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
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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Abuse Love People Power Prince
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
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
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame

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