There is no road of flowers leading to glory

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

Topics: Glory Quotes, Success Quotes

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

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...

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.

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

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

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

One returns to the place one came from.

One returns to the place one came from.

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

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...

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

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

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List...

One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List...

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

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.

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

If it is to be, it is up to me.

If it is to be, it is up to me.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.