Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, “Let him beat me too when I am absent.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEPeople must help one another; it is nature’s law.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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He knows the universe and does not know himself.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil’s done.
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How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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Diversity, that is my motto.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
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