O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBetter to suffer than to die.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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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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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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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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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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