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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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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I bend but do not break.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair. [Fr., Le trop d'expedients peut gater une affaire.]
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We are never content with our lot.
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Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil. [Fr., Tout faiseur de journaux doit tribut au Malin.]
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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Religious contention is the devil's harvest.
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