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Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.
Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his
father.
[Fr., Est bien fou read more
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his
father.
[Fr., Est bien fou du cerveau
Qui pretend contenter tout le monde et son pere.]
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
He [Moliere] pleases every one but can not please himself.
[Fr., Il plait a tout le monde et ne read more
He [Moliere] pleases every one but can not please himself.
[Fr., Il plait a tout le monde et ne saurait se plaire.]
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and read more
If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy.
[Lat., Sed tacitus pasci si posset corvus, haberet
Plus dapis, et rixae multo minus invidiaeque.]
