Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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I bend and do not break.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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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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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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The sign brings customers.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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