There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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The worst time is always the present.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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