Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the… — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend— An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest… — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of… — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is worth more. [Fr., Rien n'est si dangereux qu'un ignorant ami;… — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who… — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, Whereas I should keep to… — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
No flowery road leads to glory. [Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.] — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
You've tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness? — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image