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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.

Jean de La Fontaine

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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Best Short Work
Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Animal Care Cow Man Nature Work
Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Hold Love Prudent
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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One Liner People Sensible
Still people are dangerous.
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Dangerous One Liner People
Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil Instinct Ourselves
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Race Start Time Win
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Better Depend King Powerful Prince
Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
Cats know not how to pardon.
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Cat Forgiveness Known One Liner
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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Condition Present Request Satisfaction Worst
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Dangerous Enemy Ignorance Wisdom Worth
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Cat Gratitude Win
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Flower Glory Leadership Road
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Charitable Goodness Gratitude Misery
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Himself Person Road
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Anand Thakur
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.
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Abuse Love People Power Prince
In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Anand Thakur
I bend and do not break.
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Break Flexible One Liner
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Ignorance Learning Talk Value

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