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By the work one knows the workman.
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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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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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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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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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair. [Fr., Le trop d'expedients peut gater une affaire.]
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl. [Fr., Honteux comme un renard qu'une poule aurait pris.]
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Rather suffer than die is man's motto.
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