We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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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Better to suffer than to die.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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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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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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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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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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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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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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