But the shortest works are always the best.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEO love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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What God does, He does well.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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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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Still people are dangerous.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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