Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEI bend and do not break.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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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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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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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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