Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA bluejay in peacock feathers.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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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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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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I bend and do not break.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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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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He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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The finest victory is to conquer one’s own heart.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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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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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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The worst time is always the present.
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