One often has need of one inferior to himself.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWhat God does, He does well.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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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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What God does, He does well.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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