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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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
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Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Un auteur ga te tout quand il veut trop bien faire. An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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