Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEOur condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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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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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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