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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Cold Dreams Fake Man Reality Truth
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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Deliver Expectation Loud Mountain Noise
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Evil Journal Oneself Tribute
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Dangerous Meet Yourself
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Greatness Happiness Ourselves Wealth
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Decieve Increase Pleasure
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Impossible Man Soul Vanish
In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick
But the shortest works are always the best.
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Best Short Work
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People

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