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Rather suffer than die is man's motto.
Jean de La Fontaine
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Jean de La Fontaine
Age: 73 †
Born: 1621
Born: June 8
Died: 1695
Died: April 13
Fabulist
French Moralist
Lawyer
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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Suffer
Dies
Suffering
Rather
Men
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Silent people are dangerous others are not so. [Fr., Les gens sans bruit sont dangereux Il n'en est pas ainsi des autres.]
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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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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Religious contention is the devil's harvest.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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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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By the work one knows the workman.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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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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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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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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The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
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