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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
Approximate author period: c. 1658 AD · renaissance
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- Jean de La Fontaine
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- Approximate author period: c. 1658 AD · renaissance
Approximate author-period evidence for Jean de La Fontaine: life dates 1621 to 1695. Wikidata Q49496, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49496 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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