People who make no noise are dangerous.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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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.

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.

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.

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.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

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.

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

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

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Luck's always to blame.

Luck's always to blame.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that...

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that...

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

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

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

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

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.