In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEMen 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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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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The sign brings customers.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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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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