If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEAll roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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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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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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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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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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