Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine is a famous French fabulist and the most widely read French poet of the 17th century.
5 quotes.
Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
- Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
- It is of no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.
- No path of flowers leads to glory.
- Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
- To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism — this is the art of living.