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A hare is not caught with a drum.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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Anand Thakur
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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Anand Thakur
Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alone Appearance Judgement Live
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Easy Trouble
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Cry Herself Love Tears Victory Virtue
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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One Liner Secret Weight
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Brain Fashion Power Stupidity World
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Satisfaction Unfortunate
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
We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil One Liner
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Face Repair Ruin
We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Desire Easy Fear
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Help Law Nature People
He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Deep Discover Himself Human Spirituality Universe
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Fear Haunt Hell Pleasure
A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Cheerful Health Inspirational Mindset
Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Act Certain Finding Wolf
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering

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