We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEEveryone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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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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To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start.
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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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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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I bend, but I do not break.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
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We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
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Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.
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One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to the butchers trade.
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