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Jean de La Fontaine Quotes

Jean de La Fontaine quotes

French Poet July 8, 1621 – April 13, 1695

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Jean de La Fontaine quote: "Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer."
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with..."
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life. Jean de La Fontaine
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
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend— An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "Sadness flies away on the wings of time."
Sadness flies away on the wings of time. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we..."
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "Neither wealth or greatness render us happy."
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is..."
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion;..."
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. Jean de La Fontaine
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
I don't believe that Nature's powers. Have tied her hands or pinioned ours, By marking on the heavenly vault. Our fate without mistake or fault. That fate depends on conjunctions. Of places, persons, times, and tracks, And not on the functions. Of more or less of quacks. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "Patience and time do more than strength or passion."
Patience and time do more than strength or passion. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "But the shortest works are always the best."
But the shortest works are always the best. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's..."
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself. Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "The argument of the strongest is always the best."
The argument of the strongest is always the best. Jean de La Fontaine

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