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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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
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Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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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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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired why cannot those of the face?
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Rather suffer than die is man's motto.
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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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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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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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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 this world we must help one another.
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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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