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

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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

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

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

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

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

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at...

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at...

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

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

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

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from...

The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone. Just the one-two of us, who's counting on?

Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone. Just the one-two of us, who's counting on?

What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?

What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?

We need to start fulfilling our duty to God because He created us for a...

We need to start fulfilling our duty to God because He created us for a...