What did Jean de La Fontaine mean by: The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France Copy
+ We believe no evil till the evil’s done Author, October 15, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Action, Judgement, Suspicion, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Acceptance, Preparedness, Wisdom, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness? Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Compassion, Humility, Uncertainty, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value. Author, July 9, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignorance, Learning, Value, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Half of today is better than all of tomorrow. Author, October 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Appreciation, Present, Time, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Better to suffer than to die. Author, June 7, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Endurance, Suffering, Survival, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Let us not overstrain our talents, lest we do nothing gracefully. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Grace, Moderation, Talent, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Gentleness succeeds better than violence. Author, August 26, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Gentleness, Success, Violence, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
All women are born evil. Some just realize their potential later in life than others. Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
Whoe’er thou art, thy Lord and master see, Thou wast my Slave, thou art, or thou shalt be. 1st Baron Lansdowne Politician · United Kingdom
