In short, luck’s always to blame.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWomen keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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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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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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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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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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