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
common rely
Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
ungrateful lasts doe
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
passion strongest
The strongest passion is fear.
dream real wish
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend— An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear.
wise knowledge fool
Let fools the studious despise, There's nothing lost by being wise.
knowledge universe
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
patience fonts rage
Patience et longueur de temps Font plus que force ni que rage. Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
unfortunate fastidious
The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.
luck blame
In short, luck's always to blame.
men suffering motto
Rather suffer than die is man's motto.
helping-others heaven self-reliance
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
skins bears beast
Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
suffering dies
Better to suffer than to die.
people danger dangerous
Still people are dangerous.