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

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

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...

People who make no noise are dangerous.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

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

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

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

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

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

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...

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.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

All power is a compound of time and patience

All power is a compound of time and patience

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.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

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.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

A warrior¦feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge,...

A warrior¦feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge,...

Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always...

Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always...