A hungry stomach cannot hear.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEveryone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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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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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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What God does, He does well.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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