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THE PLEASURES OF THE WORLD RESEMBLE A FLOWER, THE WIND, AND MOVING WAVES
THOSE WHO ARE HEAPED WITH FAVORS ALWAYS DESIRE MORE
IT IS EASIER TO COMBINE WATER AND FIRE THAN TO GUARD ONE'S SAFETY BY ABANDONMENT TO THE WORLD
ALL THE EFFECTS OF THE WORLD CANNOT DESTROY VIRTUE
SHARE WITH THE POOR THE GOODS OF THIS WORLD FOR REWARD IN THE OTHER
THE WORLD IS LIKE A GARDEN OF FLOWERS, SOON DESTROYED BY DEATH
ALLEGORY SIGNIFYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE CONSTANT IN THE WORLD THAN INCONSISTENCY
THE WORLD LETS THOSE DIE WHO LOVE IT AND ARE TOO MUCH ATTACHED TO IT
THE GOODS OF THE WORLD ARE USEFUL ONLY TO THOSE WHO KNOW HOW TO USE THEM
WISDOM AND FORTITUDE

Jean Delaune

The Pleasures of the World Resemble a Flower, the Wind, and Moving Waves

1579

Jean Delaune

French, born 1559

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French, born 1559
Nationality: French