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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.

Jean de La Fontaine

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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Argument Best Strong
From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Distance Worth
In this world we must help one another.
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Help Oneself World
Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Condition Present Request Satisfaction Worst
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Satisfaction Unfortunate
One returns to the place one came from.
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Came Place Return
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Fools Lost Wisdom
Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Burden Ourselves Secret
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Easy Trouble
We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil One Liner
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Bringing Goodness Misfortune
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
Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Difficult Known Myself Regard Secret Woman
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Appearance Judgement Live
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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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
We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Innocence Unfortunate
The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Destiny Evil Goodness Right Wrong
Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Man Secret Woman
Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Appearance Fake Skin Terror
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe
We ought to consider the end in everything.
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End Future One Liner
We risk all in being too greedy.
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Greedy One Liner Risk
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Father Fools Satisfaction World
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Grace Talent
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Believe Desire Easy Fear

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