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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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
Playwright
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Writer
Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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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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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Religious contention is the devil's harvest.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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