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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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The fastidious are unfortunate nothing satisfies them.
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Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire
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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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I bend but do not break.
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We believe no evil till the evil's done
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. [Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]
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We are never content with our lot.
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One returns to the place one came from.
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We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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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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To hell with pleasure that's haunted by fear.
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