Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENothing weighs more than a secret.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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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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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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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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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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