The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENeither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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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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