Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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