It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINETo win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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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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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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The worst time is always the present.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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