Jean de La Fontaine

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.]

We ought to consider the end in everything.
[Fr., En toute chose il faut considerer la fin.]

We ought to consider the end in everything.
[Fr., En toute chose il faut considerer la fin.]

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

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

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

A fly sat on the chariot wheel
And said "what a dust I raise."

A fly sat on the chariot wheel
And said "what a dust I raise."