Jean de La Fontaine on prince
Jean de La Fontaine147 quotes“Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.”
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine In everything we ought to look at the end.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine The strongest passion is fear.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine One returns to the place one came from.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine 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.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Niccolo MachiavelliNiccolo Machiavelli A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
Niccolo MachiavelliNiccolo Machiavelli To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people.
Niccolo MachiavelliNiccolo Machiavelli For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against.
Niccolo MachiavelliNiccolo Machiavelli And she needs no prince or knight to save her, because her might is enough to tame dragons.
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