Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEMan is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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What God does, He does well.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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It is double 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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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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