I bend and do not break.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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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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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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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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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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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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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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