More Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
In everything one must consider the end.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
