Better to suffer than to die.
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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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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I bend but do not break.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Still people are dangerous.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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