Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEStill people are dangerous.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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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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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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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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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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I bend and do not break.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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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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