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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.

Jean de La Fontaine

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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Best Himself Injury Man
Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Cold Dreams Fake Man Reality Truth
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Beggar Better Choice Emperor Live
Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Ignorance Learning Talk Value
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Desire Easy Fear
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Animal Capture Hare
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Appearance Judgement Live
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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Deliver Expectation Loud Mountain Noise
From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Distance Worth
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Impossible Man Soul Vanish
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering

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