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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.

Jean de La Fontaine

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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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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
Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Dangerous People Silence
No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Accomplishment Patience Perseverance Strength
The strongest passion is fear.
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Fear One Liner Passion Strong
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Himself Inferior
A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Cheerful Health Inspirational Mindset
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
In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Blame One Liner
We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Believe Evil One Liner
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Animal Kill Oneself Skin
Better to suffer than to die.
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Better Death Suffering
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Dangerous Meet Yourself
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
To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Fear Haunt Hell Pleasure
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Cat Gratitude Win
An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Author Goodness Spoil
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
He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Deep Discover Himself Human Spirituality Universe
We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Innocence Unfortunate
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rage Strength Time
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Best Himself Injury Man
But the shortest works are always the best.
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Best Short Work
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Himself Known Universe

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