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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Burden Ourselves Secret
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick
Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Art Bold Courage Live Trust
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
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
Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dangerous People Silence
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Satisfaction Unfortunate
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
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
One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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Butcher Oneself Stick Trade
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Dangerous Enemy Ignorance Wisdom Worth

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