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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil Instinct Ourselves
The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Destiny Evil Goodness Right Wrong
We ought to consider the end in everything.
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End Future One Liner
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Innocence Unfortunate
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Fools Fortune Luxury Reading Surround
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
One returns to the place one came from.
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Came Place Return
The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Conquer Heart Oneself Victory
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
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
Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Devil Harvest Religious
Diversity, that is my motto.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Man Secret Woman
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
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Flower Glory Leadership Road
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
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
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Help Law Nature People
Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Appearance Fake Skin Terror
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Easy Trouble

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