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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Rely only on yourself it is a common proverb.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
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Let fools the studious despise, There's nothing lost by being wise.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil's done. [Fr., Nous n'ecoutons d'instincts que ceux qui sont les notres. Et ne croyons le mal que quand il est venu.]
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire
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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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Patience et longueur de temps Font plus que force ni que rage. Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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