French - Poet | July 8, 1621 - April 13, 1695
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
Jean de La Fontaine
GreatnessHappyWealthUsRender
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
HimWhoListensEveryExpenseLives
One returns to the place one came from.
PlaceCameReturns
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
FearShameEveryoneFaultsCureHe
There is nothing useless to men of sense.
MenNothingUselessSense
People must help one another; it is nature's law.
NaturePeopleLawHelpMustAnother
Luck's always to blame.
LuckBlameAlways
But the shortest works are always the best.
BestAlwaysShortestWorks
It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.
FatherWorldImpossiblePleaseDad
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
LiveListenWhoThoseThemExpense
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