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Letter "J" » Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
«Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.»
«Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.»
Author: Jean de La Fontaine
(Poet)
| About:
Power,
Trust
| Keywords:
abuse, abuse of power, animated, animates, entrust, entrusted, entrusting, entrusts, if not, prince
«The sign brings customers»
«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»
Author: Jean de La Fontaine
(Poet)
| Keywords:
Art of Living, being bold, boisterous, bold, bolder, boldest, cheerful, courageous, fatalism, gay, gays, gay and, lightheartedly, recklessly, resignation, resignations, the art
«Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats; neither fear nor shame can cure them»
«Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance»
Author: Jean de La Fontaine
(Poet)
| About:
Appearance
| Keywords:
appearance, beware, judging, outward
«Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide»
Author: Jean de La Fontaine
(Poet)
| Keywords:
ass, dressed, far and wide, lion, skin, spread, terror, wide
«It is impossible to please all the world and one's father»
«Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.»
«To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.»
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