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Jean de La Fontaine

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Jean de La Fontaine (IPA:  [~ d la f~tn] ; 8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages.


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Quote Left Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend. Quote Right
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Quote Left It is double the pleasure to cheat a cheater. Quote Right
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Quote Left Beware so long as you live, of judging people by appearances. Quote Right
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Quote Left In everything one must consider the end. Quote Right
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Quote Left It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. Quote Right
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