We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBlind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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We are never content with our lot.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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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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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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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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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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I bend but do not break.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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