The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine147 quotes“The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.”
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