Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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The worst time is always the present.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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