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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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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
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
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Distance Worth
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Avoid Destiny Fate Life Road
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

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