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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis. Lies and literature have always been friends.
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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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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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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start
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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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We are never content with our lot.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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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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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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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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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Let fools the studious despise, There's nothing lost by being wise.
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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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One returns to the place one came from.
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