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We heed no instincts but our own.

Jean de La Fontaine

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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Dominate Ourselves Prudence
One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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Butcher Oneself Stick Trade
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
The strongest passion is fear.
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Fear One Liner Passion Strong
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
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
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
Still people are dangerous.
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Dangerous One Liner People
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
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
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
The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Conquer Heart Oneself Victory
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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