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

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.

The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

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

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

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.

A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

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

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

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing...

We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing...

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

I may venture to affirm the rest of mankind, that they are nothing but a...

I may venture to affirm the rest of mankind, that they are nothing but a...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...