A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne often has need of one inferior to himself.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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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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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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