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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Ear Moderate Ourselves Ring
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
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
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Cry Herself Love Tears Victory Virtue
I bend, but I do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Perception See
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
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
Better to suffer than to die.
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Better Death Suffering
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
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
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
The sign brings customers.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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