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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.

Jean de La Fontaine

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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Cost Flattery Learning Listening Live
What God does, He does well.
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God Himself Well
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
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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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
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
The strongest passion is fear.
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Fear One Liner Passion Strong
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
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Argument Best Strong
By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Cold Dreams Fake Man Reality Truth
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Best Himself Injury Man
I bend, but I do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Fools Fortune Luxury Reading Surround
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
Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Devil Harvest Religious
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
We heed no instincts but our own.
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Intuition Ourselves Spirituality Wisdom
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Anand Thakur
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Satisfaction Unfortunate
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Better Depend King Powerful Prince

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