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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Appearance Fake Skin Terror
Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Avoid Destiny Fate Life Road
The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
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
Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Evil Journal Oneself Tribute
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Flower Glory Leadership Road
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
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
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Perception See
I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Father Impossible World
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
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
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Fools Fortune Luxury Reading Surround
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
We are never content with our lot.
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Ourselves Satisfaction
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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