I bend and do not break.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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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.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Rather suffer than die is man's motto.

Rather suffer than die is man's motto.

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.

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...

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.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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.

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.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

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.

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

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