Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

Topics: Evening Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

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

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

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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

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

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

Rather suffer than die is man's motto.

Rather suffer than die is man's motto.

One returns to the place one came from.

One returns to the place one came from.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at...

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at...

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.