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The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
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
Finest
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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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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We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
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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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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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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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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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In this world we must help one another.
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Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
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