Jean de La Fontaine - Friend Quotes

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Nothing more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Jean de La Fontaine

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

Jean de La Fontaine

There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend— An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear.

Jean de La Fontaine

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.

Jean de La Fontaine

Lies and literature have always been friends.

In French: Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis.

Jean de La Fontaine