Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINECats know not how to pardon.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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In everything one must consider the end.
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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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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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We are never content with our lot.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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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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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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