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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.

Jean de La Fontaine

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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Best Short Work
The worst time is always the present.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Anand Thakur
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
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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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Anand Thakur
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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