It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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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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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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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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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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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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