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View Plans“ ”There's nothing sweeter than a real friend:
Not only is he prompt to lend — An angler delicate, he fishes
The very deepest of your wishes,
And spares your modesty the task
His friendly aid to ask.
A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear,
When pointing at the object dear.
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.
Biography information from Wikiquote
Additional quotes by Jean de la Fontaine
Patience and time do more than force and rage.
"Il ouvre un large bec, laisse tomber sa proie. Le Renard s'en saisit, et dit : "Mon bon Monsieur, Apprenez que tout flatteur Vit aux dépens de celui qui l'écoute : Cette leçon vaut bien un fromage, sans doute.
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.