Jean de La Fontaine Quotes

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
Jean de La Fontaine

Friendship, Love, True

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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
Jean de La Fontaine

Time, Strength, Patience

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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
Jean de La Fontaine

Life, Friendship, Evening

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
Jean de La Fontaine

Men, Live, Long

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
Jean de La Fontaine

Future, Person, Destiny

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
Jean de La Fontaine

Enemy, Nothing, Friend

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
Jean de La Fontaine

Fool, Nothing, Friend

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
Jean de La Fontaine

Love, Power, Truth

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
Jean de La Fontaine

Far, Lion, Skin

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
Jean de La Fontaine

Fear, Everyone, Nor

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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Sad, Time, Sadness

People who make no noise are dangerous.
Jean de La Fontaine

Dangerous, Noise

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
Jean de La Fontaine

Death, Wise, Takes

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
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Through, Others

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Jean de La Fontaine

Deceive, Pleasure, Double

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Wise, Enemy, Nothing

In short, Luck's always to blame.
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Blame, Short, Luck

A hungry stomach cannot hear.
Jean de La Fontaine

Cannot, Hear, Hungry

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Live, Listen, Expense

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
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Living, Emperor, Beggar

By the work one knows the workman.
Jean de La Fontaine

Work, Knows, Workman

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
Jean de La Fontaine

Evil, Owes, Journalist

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
Jean de La Fontaine

Fear, Everyone, Whatever

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.
Jean de La Fontaine

Help, Heaven, Thyself

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.
Jean de La Fontaine

Often, Himself, Inferior

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Poet

Born: July 8, 1621

Died: April 13, 1695

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