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.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBeware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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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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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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