We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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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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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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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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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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