Jean de La Fontaine

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

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

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
[Fr., Mieux vaut goujat debout qu'empereur enterre.]

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
[Fr., Mieux vaut goujat debout qu'empereur enterre.]

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

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

Sensible people find nothing useless.
[Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]

Sensible people find nothing useless.
[Fr., Il n'est rien d'inutile aux personnes de sens.]