The reason of the strongest is always the best.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEGentleness succeeds better than violence.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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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.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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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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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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