All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEHow wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
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People must help one another; it is nature’s law.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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In short, luck’s always to blame.
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Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.
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I bend and do not break.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
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We risk all in being too greedy.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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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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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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