Famous Quotes / Jean de La Fontaine
54 Quotations by Jean de La Fontaine
- 1. A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
- 2. A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
- 3. Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no ...
- 4. Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
- 5. Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
- 6. Better to suffer than to die.
- 7. Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by appearances.
- 8. Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
- 9. By the work one knows the workman.
- 10. By the work one knows the workmen.
- 11. Death never takes the wise man by surprise. He is always ready to go.
- 12. Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it ...
- 13. Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
- 14. Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
- 15. Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
- 16. Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
- 17. Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
- 18. Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
- 19. He knows the universe and does not know himself.
- 20. Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.