We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEDeath never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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I bend, but I do not break.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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I bend and do not break.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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