“Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.”
Men
“Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.”
PowerAll Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
“By the work one knows the workman.”
Art“Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.”
Fear“Sadness flies away on the wings of time.”
Sad“Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.”
Learning“Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.”
Fear“Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.”
Friendship“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.”
Friendship“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.”
Future“Patience and time do more than strength or passion.”
Patience“The strongest passion is fear.”
Fear“Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.”
Power“People must help one another it is nature's law.”
Nature“We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.”
Fear“Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.”
Death“It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.”
Dad