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All Quotes by author - Jean de La Fontaine

" A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. "

" Better a living beggar than a buried emperor. "

" Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance. "

" Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. "

" Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide. "

" Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one. "

" Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire. "

" Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them. "

" Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life. "

" Help thyself and Heaven will help thee. "

" In short, Luck's always to blame. "

" It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. "

" It is impossible to please all the world and one's father. "

" It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver. "

" Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value. "

" Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. "

" Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast. "

" Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. "

" Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. "

" Patience and time do more than strength or passion. "

" People must help one another; it is nature's law. "

" Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. "

" Sadness flies away on the wings of time. "

" There is no road of flowers leading to glory. "

" The strongest passion is fear. "

" We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us. "

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