Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWomen keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIf every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEI bend but do not break.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHalf of today is better than all of tomorrow.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEAll roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEDeath never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINELynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne returns to the place one came from.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEvery flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBlind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIf you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWhat 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.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEI bend and do not break.
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