"They are too green", he said, "and only good for fools". - Jean de La Fontaine

"They are too green", he said, "and only good for fools".

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Jean de La Fontaine (July 8 1621 – April 13 1695) is a famous French fabulist and the most widely read French poet of the 17th century.

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Alternative Names: J. de La Fontaine • Jean de la Fontaine • Jean de Lafontaine

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For thee I'll trace in verses which I write Some sketches, paintings which indeed are light, And if the prize of pleasing thee I do not bear away, At least, the honour I shall have of having tried I say.

De la peau du lion l'âne s'étant vêtu,
Était craint partout à la ronde.

No path of flowers leads to glory.

"They are too green", he said, "and only good for fools". - Jean de La Fontaine

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