The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEExample is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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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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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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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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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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The sign brings customers.
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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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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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