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Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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
Anger
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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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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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One returns to the place one came from.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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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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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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The ruins of a house may be repaired why cannot those of the face?
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It is no use running to set out betimes is the main point.
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We heed no instincts but our own.
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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To hell with pleasure that's haunted by fear.
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In this world we must help one another.
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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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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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