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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Satisfaction Unfortunate
We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Perception See
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Dangerous God Promise Remember
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
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Face Repair Ruin
In everything one must consider the end.
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Anand Thakur
People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Dangerous Noise People
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Hold Love Prudent
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Anand Thakur
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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Anand Thakur
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick

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