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In everything one must consider the end.

Jean de La Fontaine

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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
Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Act Certain Finding Wolf
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
Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Age Exercise Man Reason
I bend, but I do not break.
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Break Flexible Myself
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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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Habit Slave
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Fools Pleasure
Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Force Patience Rage Worth
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Dangerous Fast Stick
Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Man Secret Woman
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Satisfaction Unfortunate
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 heed no instincts but our own.
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