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Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
French Poet
Born: Jul 8, 1621
Died: Apr 13, 1695
Always Everyone Fear Man Nothing People
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. Jean de La Fontaine
Love Friendship True Love True Friendship Rare Rarer True
Sadness flies away on the wings of time. Jean de La Fontaine
Time Sadness Wings Flies Away
Patience and time do more than strength or passion. Jean de La Fontaine
Time Strength Patience Passion More Than
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. Jean de La Fontaine
Man Soul Made Vanish Fires His Impossibilities Anything
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life. Jean de La Fontaine
Life Friendship Setting Increases Setting Sun Sun Shadow Which Evening
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance. Jean de La Fontaine
You Men Long Live Outward Outward Appearance Beware Judging Appearance
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. Jean de La Fontaine
Enemy Dangerous Nothing More Without Friend Discretion Than Prudent Preferable Even
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine
Death Wise Man Wise Man Never He Takes Ready Always Go Surprise
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people. Jean de La Fontaine
Love Truth People Matter Will Power Virtue Entrusted Animated He Abuse Prince Also Anyone Whether
There is no road of flowers leading to glory. Jean de La Fontaine
Road Leading Glory Flowers
People must help one another; it is nature's law. Jean de La Fontaine
Nature People Law Must Another Help
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them. Jean de La Fontaine
Fear Everyone Faults Neither Shame He Continually His Nor Repeats Cure Which Them
People who make no noise are dangerous. Jean de La Fontaine
Noise People Dangerous Make Who
The argument of the strongest is always the best. Jean de La Fontaine
Best Argument Strongest Always
It is impossible to please all the world and one's father. Jean de La Fontaine
World Impossible Father Please All The World Dad
Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one. Jean de La Fontaine
Evil Journalist Owes Every Tribute
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better. Jean de La Fontaine
Better Pessimist Worse Optimist Much
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy. Jean de La Fontaine
Happy Wealth Neither Render Greatness Us
One returns to the place one came from. Jean de La Fontaine
Returns Came Place
The strongest passion is fear. Jean de La Fontaine
Fear Passion Strongest
But the shortest works are always the best. Jean de La Fontaine
Best Always Shortest Works

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