A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINERather suffer than die is man’s motto.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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What God does, He does well.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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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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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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