People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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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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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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