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“ ”This gentleman, with knowing air, Survey'd
About Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (July 8 1621 – April 13 1695) is a famous French fabulist and the most widely read French poet of the 17th century.
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Additional quotes by Jean de la Fontaine
Quand l'abſurde eſt outré, on lui fait trop d'honneur
De vouloir par raiſon, combattre ſon erreur:
Enchérir eſt plus court, ſans s'échauffer la bile.
We ought never to mock the wretched, for who can be sure of being always happy?
Todos los cerebros del mundo son impotentes contra cualquier estupidez que esté de moda.