There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEBlind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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We believe easily what we fear of what we desire.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Alas! we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
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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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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.
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Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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We ought to consider the end in everything.
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
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It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
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What God does, He does well.
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Too many expedients may spoil an affair.
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The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
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Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.
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