A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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