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I bend and do not break.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Appearance Fake Skin Terror
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Fools Pleasure
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
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
One returns to the place one came from.
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Came Place Return
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Impossible Man Soul Vanish
We heed no instincts but our own.
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Intuition Ourselves Spirituality Wisdom
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
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 strongest passion is fear.
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Fear One Liner Passion Strong
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
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
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Hold Love Prudent
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

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