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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.]
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
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Chateau-Thierry
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil's done. [Fr., Nous n'ecoutons d'instincts que ceux qui sont les notres. Et ne croyons le mal que quand il est venu.]
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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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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully: a clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman. [Fr., Ne forcons point notre talent Nous ne ferions rien avec grace: Jamais un lourdaud, quoi qu'il fasse, Ne saurit passer pour galant.]
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In this world we must help one another.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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It is no use running to set out betimes is the main point.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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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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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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Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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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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Too many expedients may spoil an affair. [Fr., Le trop d'expedients peut gater une affaire.]
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If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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You've tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead They will open a window and return.
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