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Jean de La Fontaine Quotes about Life

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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Jean de La Fontaine
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
"Fables (Book VIII)". Book by Jean de La Fontaine, 1668-1694.

To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.

Jean de La Fontaine
Life, Art, Gay
"From Grandmother with Love". Book by Becky Kelly and Patrick Regan, 2005.

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.

Jean de La Fontaine
Life, Success, Luxury

One returns to the place one came from.

Jean de La Fontaine
Life, Inspirational Life, Home

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

Jean de La Fontaine
Life, Friendship, Wise
"The Fables of La Fontaine: Book VIII". Book by Jean de La Fontaine, 1678-1679.

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