Jean de La Fontaine Quotes

Best 50+ Jean de La Fontaine Messages, Quotes, and Images

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.

Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.

If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.

Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.

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