It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
• Book II (1668), fable 15 (The Cock and the Fox).
• Book II (1668), fable 15 (The Cock and the Fox).
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C'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.
• Variant: It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
— Jean de La Fontaine
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• Variant: It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver." in the context of "It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
• Book II (1668), fable 15 (The Cock and the Fox)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (July 8 1621 – April 13 1695) is a famous French fabulist and the most widely read French poet of the 17th century.
About Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (July 8 1621 – April 13 1695) is a famous French fabulist and the most widely read French poet of the 17th century.
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