Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINETo hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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