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“ ”Quand l'abſurde eſt outré, on lui fait trop d'honneur
De vouloir par raiſon, combattre ſon erreur:
Enchérir eſt plus court, ſans s'échauffer la bile.
About Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (July 8 1621 – April 13 1695) is a famous French fabulist and the most widely read French poet of the 17th century.
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Additional quotes by Jean de la Fontaine
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.
Todos los cerebros del mundo son impotentes contra cualquier estupidez que esté de moda.
A foolish friend may cause more woe
Than could, indeed, the wisest foe.