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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.]
As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living.
Satisfaction is death.
As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living.
Satisfaction is death.
No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his
intellect.
[Fr., Nul n'est content de sa read more
No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his
intellect.
[Fr., Nul n'est content de sa fortune;
Ni mecontent de son esprit.]
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.]
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
Give me, indulgent gods! with mind serene,
And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene;
No splendid read more
Give me, indulgent gods! with mind serene,
And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene;
No splendid poverty, no smiling care,
No well-bred hate, or servile grandeur, there.
Now, that's enough.
[Lat., Ohe! jam satis est.]
Now, that's enough.
[Lat., Ohe! jam satis est.]
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.
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.
