We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEThe best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
-
-
In short, luck’s always to blame.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
Still people are dangerous.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
Cats know not how to pardon.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
I bend and do not break.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE -
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE