He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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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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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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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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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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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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