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Jean de La Fontaine

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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Equality Ourselves
We are never content with our lot.
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Ourselves Satisfaction
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
Better to suffer than to die.
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Better Death Suffering
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Gentle Success Violence
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Cry Herself Love Tears Victory Virtue
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
Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Man Secret Woman
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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Deliver Expectation Loud Mountain Noise
Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Ear Moderate Ourselves Ring
Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
I bend but do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Greatness Small Suffering
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Decieve Increase Pleasure
The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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