Jean de La Fontaine

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

'Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own,
Believe no evil, till the evil's done.
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'Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own,
Believe no evil, till the evil's done.
[Fr., Nous n'ecoutons d'instincts que ceux qui sont les notres.
Et ne croyons le mal que quand il est venu.]

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Sensible people find nothing useless.
[Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]

Sensible people find nothing useless.
[Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory