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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Day Future Present Time
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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Greatness Small Suffering
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Friendship Life Shadow Sun
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.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Equality Ourselves
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
Diversity, that is my motto.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Ignorance Learning Talk Value
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Avoid Destiny Ourselves Path
Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Friendship Literature Lying
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Hear Stomach
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Dominate Ourselves Prudence
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Hold Love Prudent

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