The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe worst time is always the present.
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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What God does, He does well.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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I bend but do not break.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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