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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Bringing Goodness Misfortune
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Oneself Return Sin
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Impossible Man Soul Vanish
Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Affair Spoil
The strongest passion is fear.
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Fear One Liner Passion Strong
Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Difficult Known Myself Regard Secret Woman
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Age Exercise Man Reason
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Brain Fashion Power Stupidity World
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Beggar Better Choice Emperor Live
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Easy Trouble
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil One Liner
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Perception See

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