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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
Fabulist
French Moralist
Lawyer
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair. [Fr., Le trop d'expedients peut gater une affaire.]
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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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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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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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Une ample Come die a' cent actes divers, Et dont la sce' ne est l'Univers. A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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