187 Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine

We believe no evil till the evil’s done.

We like to see others, but don’t like others to see through us.

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.

Rather suffer than die is man’s motto.

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

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

Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.

People must help one another; it is nature’s law.

There’s nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend – An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear.