We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe are never content with our lot.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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In this world we must help one another.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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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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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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