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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
Jean de La Fontaine
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Jean de La Fontaine
Age: 73 †
Born: 1621
Born: June 8
Died: 1695
Died: April 13
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French Moralist
Lawyer
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Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
Love
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Rare
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We are never content with our lot.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion. [Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon avis Que les imitateurs.]
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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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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
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We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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It is no use running to set out betimes is the main point.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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