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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.

Jean de La Fontaine

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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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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
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
The worst time is always the present.
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Present Time Worst
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
Diversity, that is my motto.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alone Appearance Judgement Live
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
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Decieve Increase Pleasure
A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Different Grand Stage Universe
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
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Cheerful Health Inspirational Mindset
Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence

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