Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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The sign brings customers.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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In this world we must help one another.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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