He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEDressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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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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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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