Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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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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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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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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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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