Creative Quotations from Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695) born on Jul 8 French poet; his Fables rank among the greatest masterpieces of French literature.

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Creative Quotations from Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695) born on Jul 8 French poet; his Fables rank among the greatest masterpieces of French literature.

From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.

He told me never to sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

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

But the shortest works are always the best.

Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.

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BeMoreCreative & Creative Quotations are pending trademarks. CREDITS: Copyright 2008, Baertracks. BeMoreCreative & Creative Quotations are pending trademarks. Public domain photo from Wikimedia Commons. Background 18th C. illustration to La Fontaines’ The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter; drawing in public domain. Background music licensed from Sound Ideas.