I bend and I break not.

Je plie et ne romps pas.

Jean de la Fontaine

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Topic

Inner strength Fortitude

Author

Jean de la Fontaine

Source

Fables (de la Fontaine)

Medium

Fable and fairytale

Language

French

Time

1668 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

La Fontaine, Jean. "Le chene et le roseau [The Oak and the Reed]." Fables. Paris, 1668, bk. 1, no. 22.

Current Citation

La Fontaine, Jean. "The Oak and the Reed." The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, translated by Norman R. Shapiro. University of Illinois Press, 2007, bk. 1, no. 22.

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Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 8, I. 896.

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Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake.

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Author

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Source
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Language
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Time
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