Jean de La Fontaine
Poet
1621-07-08
Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it: nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.
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Rien ne sert de courir il faut partir à point
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Rien ne sert de courir il faut partir à point
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Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.
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Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it: nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
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The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Religious contention is the devil's harvest.
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Each believes easily what he fears and what he desires.
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Those most like the dead are those most loath to die.
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The wise man is never surprised by death: he is always ready to depart.
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In everything we ought to look at the end.
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Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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