Hatred watches while Friendship sleeps.
• Fables Nouvelles, V, 4, 23, as reported by Harbottle (1904), p. 108
• Fables Nouvelles, V, 4, 23, as reported by Harbottle (1904), p. 108
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La Haine veille et I'Amitié s'endort.
— Antoine Houdar de la Motte
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• Fables Nouvelles, V, 4, 23, as reported by Harbottle (1904), p. 108" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Antoine Houdar de la Motte
Antoine Houdar de la Motte (18 January 1672 – 26 December 1731) was a French poet and dramatist.
About Antoine Houdar de la Motte
Antoine Houdar de la Motte (18 January 1672 – 26 December 1731) was a French poet and dramatist.
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