How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIn every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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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.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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In this world we must help one another.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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