An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBetter a living beggar than a buried emperor.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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No favor can win gratitude from a cat.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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By the work one knows the workman.
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It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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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.
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We are never content with our lot.
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Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
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I bend but do not break.
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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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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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