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.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINERare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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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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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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We believe no evil till the evil’s done.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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