Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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