Man is so made that when ...

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
 Jean de La Fontaine

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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
 Jean de La Fontaine
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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