Jean de La Fontaine Quotes


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


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Jean de La Fontaine, 1621-1695, French Writer, Fable 25, 1678-1679

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Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
  • Born: July 8, 1621
  • Died: April 13, 1695
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Poet

Jean de La Fontaine was a 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, as well as in French regional languages.