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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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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
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
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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One Liner Secret Weight
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Argument Best Strong
Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dangerous People Silence
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Condition Present Request Satisfaction Worst
We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil One Liner
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Act Certain Finding Wolf
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
What God does, He does well.
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God Himself Well
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
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Flower Glory Leadership Road
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Fools Pleasure
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
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
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Cry Herself Love Tears Victory Virtue
Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Devil Pay Tribute

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