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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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
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Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
Women
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Foxes
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Tongue
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis. Lies and literature have always been friends.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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Let fools the studious despise, There's nothing lost by being wise.
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Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
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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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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire
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Cats know not how to pardon.
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Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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