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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 Help yourself, and Heaven will help you. Quote Right
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Quote Left Help thyself, and God will help thee. Quote Right
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Quote Left Death never takes the wise man by surprise, He is always ready to go. Quote Right
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Quote Left It is impossible to please all the world and one's father. Quote Right
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Quote Left We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things