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Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Animal Mouth Tail Woman
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Dangerous Meet Yourself
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Anand Thakur
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Dangerous Enemy Friendship Preferance
In everything we ought to look at the end.
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End Future Work
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Death Man Motto Suffering
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
We ought to consider the end in everything.
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End Future One Liner
We heed no instincts but our own.
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Intuition Ourselves Spirituality Wisdom
A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Different Grand Stage Universe
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
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
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Impossible Man Soul Vanish

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