Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
— Jean de La Fontaine
Friendship
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
— Jean de La Fontaine
Famous Quotes
People must help one another; it is nature's law.
— Jean de La Fontaine
Generosity
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
— Jean de La Fontaine
Friendship
Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
— Jean de La Fontaine
Fear
No path of flowers leads to glory.
— Jean de La Fontaine
Perseverance
"They are too green", he said, "and only good for fools".
— Jean de La Fontaine
Wisdom