Jean de La Bruyère, in Du Coeur
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We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.
— Jean de La Fontaine
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all." in the context of "Jean de La Bruyère, in Du Coeur" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jean de La Fontaine" (Misattributed)
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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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