Jean De La Fontaine Quotes
It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
Luck's always to blame.
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
One often has need of one, inferior to himself.
One returns to the place one came from.
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
People must help one another; it is nature's law.
People who make no noise are dangerous.
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
Rather suffer than die is man's motto.
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.
