It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBut the shortest works are always the best.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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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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Better to suffer than to die.
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The worst time is always the present.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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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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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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