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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
Lawyer
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Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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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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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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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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Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil. [Fr., Tout faiseur de journaux doit tribut au Malin.]
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. [Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them. [Lat., Les delicats sont malheureux, Rien ne saurait les satisfaire.]
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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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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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