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Jean de La Fontaine on Christmas

1621–1695 France

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O tyrant love, when held by you,
We may to prudence bid adieu.

Love is a cruel conqueror.
Happy is he who knows him through stories
And not by his blows!

Fables (1668)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jean de La Fontaine (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.