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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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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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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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Best Himself Injury Man
In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Cat Gratitude Win
Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Beggar Better Choice Emperor Live
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
Better to suffer than to die.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Abuse Love People Power Prince

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