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I bend but do not break.

Jean de La Fontaine

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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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