An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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