But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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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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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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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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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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I bend and do not break.
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