Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost. Jean de La Fontaine More Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine More Quotes From Jean de La Fontaine Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves. Jean de La Fontaine slavehabit Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength. Jean de La Fontaine persistencebrutesperseverance We are never content with our lot. Jean de La Fontaine Neither wealth or greatness render us happy. Jean de La Fontaine prosperitywealthgreatness To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start Jean de La Fontaine swiftnessracewinning What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself. Jean de La Fontaine good-frienddesirewonderful O tyrant love, when held by you, Jean de La Fontaine tyrantsmaylove Too many expedients may spoil an affair. Jean de La Fontaine prudenceaffairmay The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face? Jean de La Fontaine ruinshousemay In everything we ought to look at the end. Jean de La Fontaine oughtendslooks What is denominated discretion in man we call cunning in brutes. Jean de La Fontaine cunningbrutesmen Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. Jean de La Fontaine wisefriendshiplife It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable. Jean de La Fontaine ungratefullastsdoe Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways. Jean de La Fontaine fontschangeblow Better a living beggar than a buried emperor. Jean de La Fontaine beggaremperorburied Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil. Jean de La Fontaine journalismdevileditors Garde-toi, tant que tu vivras, De juger des gens sur la mine. Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone. Jean de La Fontaine appearancejudginglong Rather suffer than die is man's motto. Jean de La Fontaine mottosufferingmen I bend and do not break. Jean de La Fontaine break The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them. Jean de La Fontaine fastidiousunfortunate
