Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA hare is not caught with a drum.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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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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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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We are never content with our lot.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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