To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEFoxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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