But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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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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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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