Rather suffer than die is man's motto.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

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

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

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

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

Luck's always to blame.

Luck's always to blame.

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

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

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

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

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

One returns to the place one came from.

One returns to the place one came from.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

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.

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.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

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...