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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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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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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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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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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