A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
More Quotes from Jean de La Fontaine:
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.Jean de La Fontaine
Gentleness succeeds better than violence.
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Alas we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
Jean de La Fontaine
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
Jean de La Fontaine
Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
Jean de La Fontaine
In short, Luck's always to blame.
Jean de La Fontaine
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