Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEO tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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What 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.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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