Jean De La Fontaine Quotes
The most famous French fabulist and probably the most widely read French poet of the 17th century.
(1621 - 1695)
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A fly sat on the chariot wheel And said "What a dust I raise."
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A hungry stomach cannot hear.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.
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All roads lead to Rome; but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
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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.
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
[Begging]
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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By the work one knows the workman.
[Art]
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
[Patience]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
[Adversity]
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
[Newspapers]
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
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Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil.
[Journalism]
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