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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
Fabulist
French Moralist
Lawyer
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Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion. [Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon avis Que les imitateurs.]
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl. [Fr., Honteux comme un renard qu'une poule aurait pris.]
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By the work one knows the workman.
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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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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. [Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]
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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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Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil. [Fr., Tout faiseur de journaux doit tribut au Malin.]
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We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
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