I bend, but I do not break.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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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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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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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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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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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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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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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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I bend but do not break.
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