A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

Topics: Destiny Quotes

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

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.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

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.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

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.

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.

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

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

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

Luck's always to blame.

Luck's always to blame.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

All power is a compound of time and patience

All power is a compound of time and patience

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the...

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the...

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

Men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless...

Men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless...

Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away.

Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away.