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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Cure Fear Mistake Repeat Shame
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Fools Lost Wisdom
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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Anand Thakur
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Anand Thakur
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Point Run Time
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
The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Best Reason Strong
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
By the work one knows the workman.
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Fame Identity Oneself Work
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
What God does, He does well.
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God Himself Well
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Dangerous Meet Yourself

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