Jean de La Fontaine quotes

Sadness flies away on the wings of time. (Jean de La Fontaine)
Patience and time do more than strength or passion. View quote
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them. View quote
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It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. View quote
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Beware so long as you live, of judging people by appearances. View quote
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory. View quote
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. View quote
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire. View quote
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. View quote
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. View quote
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By the work one knows the workman. (Jean de La Fontaine)
People who make no noise are dangerous. View quote
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I bend and do not break. View quote
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. View quote
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. View quote
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing. View quote
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The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them. View quote
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People must help one another; it is nature's law. View quote
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It is impossible to please all the world and one's father. View quote
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Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast. View quote
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value. (Jean de La Fontaine)
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you. View quote
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Better to suffer than to die: that is mankind's motto. View quote
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The argument of the stronger man is always the best. View quote
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In short, luck's always to blame. View quote
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