Jean de La Fontaine People Quotations

Sensible people find nothing useless.

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

Still people are dangerous.

Silent people are dangerous; others are not so. [Fr., Les gens sans bruit sont dangereux; Il n'en est pas ainsi des autres.]

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.