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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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I bend but do not break.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
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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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Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
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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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Too many expedients may spoil an affair. [Fr., Le trop d'expedients peut gater une affaire.]
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Patience et longueur de temps Font plus que force ni que rage. Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly to be gay without being boisterous to be courageous without being bold to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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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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We heed no instincts but our own.
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Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
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