Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINETis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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No path of flowers leads to glory.
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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I bend and do not break.
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