Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast. - Jean de La Fontaine

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L'histoire, encore que mensongère,
Contient des vérités qui servent de leçons.
Tout parle en mon ouvrage, et même les poissons.
Ce qu'ils disent s'adresse à tout tant que nous sommes;
Je me sers d'animaux pour instruire les hommes.

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Tout flatteur vit aux dépens de celui qui l’écoute.

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In everything one must consider the end.

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