Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHalf of today is better than all of tomorrow.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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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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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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