What did Jean de La Fontaine mean by: Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis. Lies and literature have always been friends. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France Copy
+ A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind. Feraz Zeid, June 11, 2023December 12, 2023, Jean de La Fontaine, Cheerful, Cute, Mind, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing. Feraz Zeid, June 25, 2023December 12, 2023, Jean de La Fontaine, Distance, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024January 18, 2024, Jean de La Fontaine, Race, Winning, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness. [Fr., Fortune aveugle suit aveugle hardiesse.] Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024January 18, 2024, Jean de La Fontaine, Blind, Fortune, Suits, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness? Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024January 18, 2024, Jean de La Fontaine, Misery, Wretched, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Neither wealth or greatness render us happy. Feraz Zeid, June 26, 2023December 12, 2023, Jean de La Fontaine, Greatness, Prosperity, Wealth, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Too many expedients may spoil an affair. [Fr., Le trop d’expedients peut gater une affaire.] Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024January 18, 2024, Jean de La Fontaine, Affair, Prudence, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Nothing weighs more than a secret. Feraz Zeid, October 4, 2023December 26, 2023, Jean de La Fontaine, Secret, 0 - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
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