A bluejay in peacock feathers.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHe knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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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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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Still people are dangerous.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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