More Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
I bend, but I do not break.
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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.
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.