Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontainewas the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth8 July 1621
CountryFrance
ducks littles trouble
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
inspirational life motivational
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
fate journey destiny
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
destiny avoiding has-beens
Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
life-and-love enemy prudent
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
love friendship true-friend
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
inspirational motivational destiny
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
deception deceit deceiving
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
flower glory
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
temptation victory tears
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
speech scandal made
Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, "Let him beat me too when I am absent.
heart victory conquer
The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.
argument strongest
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
hungry stomach
A hungry stomach cannot hear.