Jean de La Fontaine

By the work one knows the workmen.

By the work one knows the workmen.

'Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own,
Believe no evil, till the evil's done.
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'Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own,
Believe no evil, till the evil's done.
[Fr., Nous n'ecoutons d'instincts que ceux qui sont les notres.
Et ne croyons le mal que quand il est venu.]

Sensible people find nothing useless.
[Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]

Sensible people find nothing useless.
[Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]

We ought to consider the end in everything.
[Fr., En toute chose il faut considerer la fin.]

We ought to consider the end in everything.
[Fr., En toute chose il faut considerer la fin.]

Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.

Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.