Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENo favor can win gratitude from a cat.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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