Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEI bend but do not break.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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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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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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We are never content with our lot.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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