We ought to consider the end in everything.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIf you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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The worst time is always the present.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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