In short, luck’s always to blame.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe are never content with our lot.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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