I bend, but I do not break.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEvery flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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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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I bend and do not break.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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