We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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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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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, 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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In this world we must help one another.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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We are never content with our lot.
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