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 AgeExerciseManReason
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE BelieveDesireEasyFear
Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE AvoidDestinyFateLifeRoad
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE CallFoolsFriendshipNameRare
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE DangerousFastStick
You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE DeathLearningOpenReturnTraitWindow
He knows the universe and does not know himself. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE DeepDiscoverHimselfHumanSpiritualityUniverse
O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE DominateOurselvesPrudence
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE AvoidDestinyHimselfPersonRoad
The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE DangerousMeetYourself
