Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEveryone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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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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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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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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