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By the work one knows the workman.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering
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
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Flower Glory Leadership Road
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Appearance Judgement Live
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying

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