Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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We are never content with our lot.
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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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