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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
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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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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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It is no use running to set out betimes is the main point.
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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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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
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La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure. The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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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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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Rely only on yourself it is a common proverb.
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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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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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We believe no evil till the evil's done
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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