Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEA person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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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.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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A hare is not caught with a drum.
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He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself.
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Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl.
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