Quotes by : Jean de La Fontaine

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.

Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it: nothing is commoner than the name, nothing....

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Rien ne sert de courir il faut partir à point

By the work one knows the workman.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.