Jean De La Fontaine
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"Jean de La Fontaine" was the most famous French Fable/fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables (La Fontaine)/Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fable/fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages.

According to Flaubert, he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the French language before Victor Hugo. A set of postage stamps celebrating La Fontaine and the Fables was issued by France in 1995.

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One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List every day, keep it visible, and use it as a guide to action as you go through the day.

By the work one knows the workmen.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

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

Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

In everything one must consider the end.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; A wise enemy is worth more.