Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINELynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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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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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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What God does, He does well.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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