Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEI bend but do not break.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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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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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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In everything one must consider the end.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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