A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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I bend but do not break.
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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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I bend and do not break.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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