Cats know not how to pardon.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe heed no instincts but our own.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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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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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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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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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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