We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA hungry stomach cannot hear.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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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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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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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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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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