Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINELove cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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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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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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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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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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