We are never content with our lot.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEDressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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