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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Charitable Goodness Gratitude Misery
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Avoid Destiny Fate Life Road
Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil Instinct Ourselves
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
We heed no instincts but our own.
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Intuition Ourselves Spirituality Wisdom
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
One returns to the place one came from.
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Came Place Return
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Ignorance Learning Talk Value
Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Appearance Fake Skin Terror
Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Condition Present Request Satisfaction Worst

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