Jean Fontaine
Jean Fontaine
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress, best known for her starring roles in classic Hollywood films. Fontaine appeared in over 45 feature films in a career that spanned five decades...
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth8 July 1621
escape lands oft scrape struggle thus worse
Thus oft a struggle to escape - But lands us in a still worse scrape
ourselves
Lynx-eyes to our neighbors, and moles to ourselves
Let us not be so difficult; the most accommodating are the cleverest.
men useless
There is nothing useless to men of sense
deceive double pleasure
It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver
speech
Well, my friend, get me out of danger. You can make your speech afterwards.
good
They are too green, he said, and only good for boobies.
consider matters
In all matters one must consider the end.
fellow further
This fellow did not see further than his own nose.
believes desires easily fears whatever
Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires
double pleasure trick
It's a double pleasure to trick the trickster.
passage patience strength time
Patience and the passage of time do more than strength and fury.
passage patience strength time
Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.
double pleasing trick
It is double pleasing to trick the trickster.