Jean de La Fontaine

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish

No flowery road leads to glory.
[Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

No flowery road leads to glory.
[Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
[Fr., On devient innocent quand on est malheureux.]

We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
[Fr., On devient innocent quand on est malheureux.]

We ought to consider the end in everything.
[Fr., En toute chose il faut considerer la fin.]

We ought to consider the end in everything.
[Fr., En toute chose il faut considerer la fin.]