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.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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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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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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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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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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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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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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