Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEFrom a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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What God does, He does well.
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I bend and do not break.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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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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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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