Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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