We are never content with our lot.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINECats know not how to pardon.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Better to suffer than to die.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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