The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEReligious contention is the devil’s harvest.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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