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We are never content with our lot.

Jean de La Fontaine

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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
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
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Brain Fashion Power Stupidity World
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Greatness Happiness Ourselves Wealth
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Flower Glory Leadership Road
We risk all in being too greedy.
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Greedy One Liner Risk
In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Call Fools Friendship Name Rare
A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Animal Capture Hare
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Best Himself Injury Man

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