5 sayings with source references.
Wording recorded in the collection; original language not established.
Let us not overstrain our abilities, or we shall do nothing with grace. A clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman.Jean de La Fontaine · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 17
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We must oblige everybody as much as we can; we have often need of assistance from those inferior to ourselves.Jean de La Fontaine · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 426
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Happy the man who lives at home, making it his business to regulate his desires.Jean de La Fontaine · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 523
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We ought never to mock the wretched, for who can be sure of being always happy?Jean de La Fontaine · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 63
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Nothing is so oppressive as a secret; it is difficult for ladies to keep it long, and I know even in this matter a good number of men who are women.Jean de La Fontaine · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 99
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