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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alone Appearance Judgement Live
Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Devil Harvest Religious
Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Innocence Unfortunate
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
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
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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Age Exercise Man Reason
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Dangerous God Promise Remember
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Beggar Better Choice Emperor Live
Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Animal Care Cow Man Nature Work
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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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
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Greatness Happiness Ourselves Wealth
Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Ourselves Satisfaction
Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Condition Present Request Satisfaction Worst
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Anand Thakur
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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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

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