What did Jean de La Fontaine mean by: What is denominated discretion in man we call cunning in brutes. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France Copy
+ Patience and time do more than strength or passion. Author, July 26, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Patience, Strength, Time, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Danger, Promises, Wealth, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Inspiration, Motivation, Potential, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Resilience, Struggle, 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
+ But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns. Author, September 6, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Repetition, Sin, Temptation, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Religious contention is the devil’s harvest. Author, July 15, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Conflict, Evil, Religion, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
+ Rather suffer than die is man’s motto. Author, June 5, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean de La Fontaine, Human nature, Suffering, Survival, 0 Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
The body is to be compared, not to a physical object, but rather to a work of art. Maurice Merleau-Ponty Philosopher · France
Whenever I see a Frans Hals I feel like painting, but when I see a Rembrandt I feel like giving up! Max Liebermann Painter · Germany
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. Read explanation Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
