What did Jean de La Fontaine mean by: Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France Copy
+ Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue. Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024January 18, 2024, Jean de La Fontaine, Tears, Temptation, Victory, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ We believe no evil till the evil’s done Feraz Zeid, October 15, 2023December 26, 2023, Jean de La Fontaine, Believe, Evil, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ We risk all in being too greedy. Feraz Zeid, July 6, 2023December 12, 2023, Jean de La Fontaine, Greed, Risk, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them. Explain Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024February 13, 2024, Jean de La Fontaine, Faults, Fear, Shame, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face? Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024January 18, 2024, Jean de La Fontaine, House, Ruins, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ The argument of the strongest is always the best. Feraz Zeid, July 13, 2023January 10, 2024, Jean de La Fontaine, Argument, Strength, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ One often has need of one inferior to himself. Feraz Zeid, August 24, 2023December 24, 2023, Jean de La Fontaine, Inferiority, Inferiors, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Patience and time do more than strength or passion. Feraz Zeid, June 19, 2023December 12, 2023, Jean de La Fontaine, Strength, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Life at court does not satisfy a man, but it keeps him from being satisfied with anything else. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I prefer highs and lows to an even keel. Moderation is never something I’ve been good at. - Jenny Eclair Comedian · England
Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart. - William Jennings Bryan Lawyer and politician · USA
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears. - William Makepeace Thackeray Author · India
Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Hungry bellies have no ears. [Fr., La ventre affame n’point d’oreilles.] - François Rabelais Author · France
The short-cut to popularity is to lend everyone your ears, instead of giving them your tongue - Frank Bettger Author · USA
