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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Call Fools Friendship Name Rare
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Dangerous One Liner People
The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Conquer Heart Oneself Victory
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
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
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Dangerous God Promise Remember
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Face Repair Ruin
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Myself Opinion Slave
We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil One Liner
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Anand Thakur
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
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Greatness Happiness Ourselves Wealth

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