Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
Jean de La Fontaine
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Jean de La Fontaine
Age: 73 †
Born: 1621
Born: June 8
Died: 1695
Died: April 13
Fabulist
French Moralist
Lawyer
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
Flatterer
Listens
Flattery
Expense
Expenses
Lives
Every
More quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
The fastidious are unfortunate nothing satisfies them.
Jean de La Fontaine
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
Jean de La Fontaine
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully: a clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman. [Fr., Ne forcons point notre talent Nous ne ferions rien avec grace: Jamais un lourdaud, quoi qu'il fasse, Ne saurit passer pour galant.]
Jean de La Fontaine
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
Jean de La Fontaine
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
Jean de La Fontaine
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
Jean de La Fontaine
By the work one knows the workman.
Jean de La Fontaine
Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.
Jean de La Fontaine
Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
Jean de La Fontaine
Une ample Come die a' cent actes divers, Et dont la sce' ne est l'Univers. A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.
Jean de La Fontaine
It is no use running to set out betimes is the main point.
Jean de La Fontaine
As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl. [Fr., Honteux comme un renard qu'une poule aurait pris.]
Jean de La Fontaine
Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.
Jean de La Fontaine
Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
Jean de La Fontaine
Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully.
Jean de La Fontaine
Let fools the studious despise, There's nothing lost by being wise.
Jean de La Fontaine
In this world we must help one another.
Jean de La Fontaine
Rely only on yourself it is a common proverb.
Jean de La Fontaine
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Jean de La Fontaine
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
Jean de La Fontaine
