French - Poet | July 8, 1621 - April 13, 1695
Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
Jean de La Fontaine
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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
SoulManAnythingFiresMadeHis
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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I bend and do not break.
BendBreak
Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.
FearHappyLaughDieMustBefore
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
BetterLivingBeggarThanEmperor
People who make no noise are dangerous.
PeopleDangerousNoiseMakeWho
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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By the work one knows the workman.
WorkKnowsWorkman
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
FearDesireEveryoneWhateverVery
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
BestArgumentAlwaysStrongest
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