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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Appearance Fake Skin Terror
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
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear
We are never content with our lot.
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Ourselves Satisfaction
The worst time is always the present.
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Present Time Worst
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
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
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Himself Person Road
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Greatness Happiness Ourselves Wealth
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Ear Moderate Ourselves Ring
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Charitable Goodness Gratitude Misery
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun

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