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To hell with pleasure that's haunted by fear.
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
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Writer
Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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More quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. [Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]
Jean de La Fontaine
By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
Jean de La Fontaine
To live lightheartedly but not recklessly to be gay without being boisterous to be courageous without being bold to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.
Jean de La Fontaine
In this world we must help one another.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
Jean de La Fontaine
Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
Jean de La Fontaine
The ruins of a house may be repaired why cannot those of the face?
Jean de La Fontaine
He knows the universe and does not know himself.
Jean de La Fontaine
A hare is not caught with a drum.
Jean de La Fontaine
No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Rather suffer than die is man's motto.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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We are never content with our lot.
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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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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
Jean de La Fontaine
