The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE SatisfactionUnfortunate
The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE DestinyEvilGoodnessRightWrong
Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE AnimalKillOneselfSkin
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. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE ButcherOneselfStickTrade
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE AppearanceJudgementLive
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE FoolsImitationMyselfOpinion
Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE ActCertainFindingWolf
Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE ManSecretWoman
Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE EarModerateOurselvesRing
Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE AccomplishmentPatiencePerseveranceStrength