73 ordspråk av Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine föddes den July 8th 1621 och dog den 14 April 1695 - whose Fables are one of the masterpieces of French literature.
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 A hungry stomach cannot hear |
| A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. |
| A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better. |
| 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. |
| Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them. |
| Better a living beggar than a buried emperor |
| Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance |
| But the shortest works are always the best. |
| By the work one knows the workman. |
| Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. |
| Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide |
| Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him. |
| Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one. |
| Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires |
| Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire. |
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Proverb (1469539 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
Idiom (4438 st)
Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
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