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
Jean de La Fontaine quotes about
love friendship true-friend
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
temptation victory tears
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
diversity motto my-motto
Diversity, that is my motto.
skins bears beast
Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
inferiority needs inferiors
One often has need of one, inferior to himself.
worst-times worst
The worst time is always the present.
folly alas
Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great. [Fr., Helas! on voit que de tout temps Les Petits ont pati des sottises des grands.]