By the work one knows the workman.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEI bend but do not break.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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