In everything one must consider the end.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHe knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Still people are dangerous.
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We are never content with our lot.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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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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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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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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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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