Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

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

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

In short, Luck's always to blame.

In short, Luck's always to blame.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.

The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.

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

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

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on...

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on...

Stop thinking in terms of limitations and start thinking in terms of possibilities

Stop thinking in terms of limitations and start thinking in terms of possibilities