Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIn short, luck’s always to blame.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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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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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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What God does, He does well.
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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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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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The sign brings customers.
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