Complaining Quote by Jean de La Fontaine

“Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.” quote by Jean de La Fontaine — Download Open image

“Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.”

Jean de La Fontaine

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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.

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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.

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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

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You've tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.

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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?

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