One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIn short, luck’s always to blame.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Nothing weighs more than a secret.
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