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The fastidious are unfortunate nothing satisfies them.
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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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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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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Religious contention is the devil's harvest.
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Le geai pare des plumes du paon. A bluejay in peacock feathers.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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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 and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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