Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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

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

People who make no noise are dangerous.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

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

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

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

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

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

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.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

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 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.

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.