Inspirational Quote by Jean de La Fontaine

Everyone has his besetting sin.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

One returns to the place one came from.

— Jean de La Fontaine

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Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

— Samuel Butler

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Intolerance is the besetting sin of moral fervour.

— Alfred North Whitehead