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Rely only on yourself it is a common proverb.
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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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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To hell with pleasure that's haunted by fear.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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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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The ruins of a house may be repaired why cannot those of the face?
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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Rather suffer than die is man's motto.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves. [Fr., Lynx envers nos pareils, et taupes envers nous.]
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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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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