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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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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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To hell with pleasure that's haunted by fear.
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Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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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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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
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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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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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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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