black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.

Jean de La Fontaine

Related Topics

Art Bold Courage Live Trust

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Race Start Time Win
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Friendship Life Shadow Sun
But the shortest works are always the best.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Best Short Work
A hungry stomach cannot hear.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Hear Stomach
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Cry Herself Love Tears Victory Virtue
By the work one knows the workman.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Fame Identity Oneself Work
Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Appearance Fake Skin Terror
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Better Depend King Powerful Prince
No path of flowers leads to glory.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Flower Glory Hard Time Inspirational Path
The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Destiny Evil Goodness Right Wrong
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Anand Thakur
Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Age Exercise Man Reason
To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Fear Haunt Hell Pleasure
Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Fire Ice Lying Man Truth
He knows the universe and does not know himself.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Deep Discover Himself Human Spirituality Universe
Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

Death Man Motto Suffering

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes