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 FONTAINETo win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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I bend but do not break.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Still people are dangerous.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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