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One returns to the place one came from.
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
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In this world we must help one another.
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La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure. The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Jean de La Fontaine
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
Jean de La Fontaine
Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
Jean de La Fontaine
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully: a clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman. [Fr., Ne forcons point notre talent Nous ne ferions rien avec grace: Jamais un lourdaud, quoi qu'il fasse, Ne saurit passer pour galant.]
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You've tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead They will open a window and return.
Jean de La Fontaine
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Patience et longueur de temps Font plus que force ni que rage. Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
Jean de La Fontaine
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
Jean de La Fontaine
We are never content with our lot.
Jean de La Fontaine
Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil. [Fr., Tout faiseur de journaux doit tribut au Malin.]
Jean de La Fontaine
The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
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