We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
JEAN DE LA FONTAINENo favor can win gratitude from a cat.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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I bend but do not break.
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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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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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