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
people useless sensible
Sensible people find nothing useless.
people useless sensible
Sensible people find nothing useless. [Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]
people danger dangerous
Still people are dangerous.
people silence silent
Silent people are dangerous; others are not so. [Fr., Les gens sans bruit sont dangereux; Il n'en est pas ainsi des autres.]
trust truth people
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
people silence noise
People who make no noise are dangerous.
law people helping
People must help one another; it is nature's law.
men judging-people long
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
human-nature expenses flatterer
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
perseverance persistence brutes
Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
adversity fool stills
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
We are never content with our lot.
good-friend desire wonderful
What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
break
I bend, but I do not break.