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Marie de France
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“A bully is not reasonable — he is persuaded only by threats.”
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“We love what we should scorn if we were wiser.”
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“The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world.”
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“The rich are never threatened by the poor — they do not notice them.”
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“Desire can blind us to the hazards of our enterprises.”
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“By men's words we know them.”
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“You have to endure what you can't change.”
Marie de France, French poet
(1155 - 1190)