Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINELet us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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I bend but do not break.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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