The worst time is always the present.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEStill people are dangerous.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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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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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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We are never content with our lot.
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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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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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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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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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