Jean de La Fontaine

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Jean de La Fontaine (IPA:  [~ d la f~tn] ; 8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages.


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Quote Left He knows the universe and does not know himself. Quote Right
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Quote Left In everything one must consider the end. Quote Right
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Quote Left By the work one knows the workmen. Quote Right
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Quote Left Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish Quote Right
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Quote Left Help thyself, and God will help thee. Quote Right
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