Plutôt souffrir que mourir, C'est la devise des hommes. - Jean de La Fontaine

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Plutôt souffrir que mourir,
C'est la devise des hommes.

Jean de La Fontaine

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About Jean de La Fontaine

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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Molière Publilius Syrus Thomas Fuller Voltaire Sophocles

Additional quotes by Jean de La Fontaine

On the wings of Time grief flies away.

Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.

There's nothing sweeter than a real friend:
Not only is he prompt to lend — An angler delicate, he fishes
The very deepest of your wishes,
And spares your modesty the task
His friendly aid to ask.
A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear,
When pointing at the object dear.