Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOne often has need of one inferior to himself.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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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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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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What God does, He does well.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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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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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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