187 Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine

It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.

The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.

Socrates, when informed of some derogating speeches one had used concerning him behind his back, made only this facetious reply, "Let him beat me too when I am absent.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start

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.

All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.

Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.

He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.

All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.