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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
Fabulist
French Moralist
Lawyer
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
Tomorrow
Half
Today
Better

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Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
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We are never content with our lot.
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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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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start
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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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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity). [Fr., Mais un pripon d'enfant (cet age est sans pitie).
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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In this world we must help one another.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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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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To hell with pleasure that's haunted by fear.
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The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
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Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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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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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Rely only on yourself it is a common proverb.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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