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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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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Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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Silent people are dangerous others are not so. [Fr., Les gens sans bruit sont dangereux Il n'en est pas ainsi des autres.]
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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves. [Fr., Lynx envers nos pareils, et taupes envers nous.]
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