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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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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
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
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Friendship Love Rare True
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Brain Fashion Power Stupidity World
In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying
In everything one must consider the end.
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Anand Thakur
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
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Decieve Increase Pleasure
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Dangerous Meet Yourself
Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
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
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live

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