We ought to consider the end in everything.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne 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.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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I bend and do not break.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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