All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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The worst time is always the present.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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