Quotes by Jean de la Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages. After a long period of royal suspicion, he was admitted to the French Academy and his reputation in France has never faded since.

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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Time, GriefJean de la Fontaine
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience & EnduranceJean de la Fontaine
 
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People must help one another; it is nature's law.

SelflessnessJean de la Fontaine
 
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Love, FriendshipJean de la Fontaine
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A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

Fate & DestinyJean de la Fontaine
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