More Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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.
