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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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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
I bend, but I do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dangerous People Silence
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Blind Fortune Pursue Rash
The worst time is always the present.
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Present Time Worst
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Better Depend King Powerful Prince
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Dangerous God Promise Remember
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Satisfaction Unfortunate
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live
Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Ear Moderate Ourselves Ring
You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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Death Learning Open Return Trait Window
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Argument Best Strong
People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Help Law Nature People
All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Choice Different Leadership Path Road
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Easy Trouble
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
In everything one must consider the end.
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