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We are never content with our lot.

Jean de La Fontaine

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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
The worst time is always the present.
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Present Time Worst
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Blind Fortune Pursue Rash
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Flower Glory Leadership Road
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Abuse Love People Power Prince
Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Difficult Known Myself Regard Secret Woman
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
As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Argument Best Strong

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