The worst time is always the present.
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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I bend but do not break.
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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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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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