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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.

Jean de La Fontaine

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In everything we ought to look at the end.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

End Future Work
To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Fear Haunt Hell Pleasure
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Call Fools Friendship Name Rare
I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
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
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Easy Trouble
What God does, He does well.
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God Himself Well
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
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
We risk all in being too greedy.
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Greedy One Liner Risk
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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