Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEO love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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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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I bend and do not break.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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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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