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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.

Jean de La Fontaine

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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Destiny Evil Goodness Right Wrong
Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
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
Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dangerous People Silence
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
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
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Beggar Better Choice Emperor Live
Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil Instinct Ourselves
If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Animal Care Cow Man Nature Work
Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Devil Harvest Religious
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear

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