But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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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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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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