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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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One returns to the place one came from.
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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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Let fools the studious despise, There's nothing lost by being wise.
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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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The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
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I bend but do not break.
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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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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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