Jean de La FontaineThinkers

Argumentation is a great help. Without it one would go to sleep.

The Cat is an animal from which no favor can win gratitude.

Destiny is often met on the road one took to avoid it.

Destiny is not something you can escape — a person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

The End is important — in everything one must consider the end.

An Example is a dangerous lure; where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.

The Flatterer is not to blame for he always lives at the expense of those who listen to him.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life.

Glory is achieved through struggle — There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

Hard work is necessary to success — There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

Hunger is deafening. A hungry stomach cannot hear.