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Jean de La Fontaine Quotes: He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
         

He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.


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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.



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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.



Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.



Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.



All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.

All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.



Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.



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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.





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