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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
Fabulist
French Moralist
Lawyer
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
Anger
Strength
Brute
Brutes
Persistence
Perseverance
Patience

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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them. [Lat., Les delicats sont malheureux, Rien ne saurait les satisfaire.]
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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We are never content with our lot.
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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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By the work one knows the workman.
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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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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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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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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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La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure. The reason of the strongest is always the best.
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Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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We believe no evil till the evil's done
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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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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