Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEReligious contention is the devil’s harvest.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.
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One often has need of one inferior to himself.
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Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
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Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Lies and literature have always been friends.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
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What God does, He does well.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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