At present love is little more than name:
In matrimony, gold's the only aim.
(The Contract)
More Quotes from Jean De La Fontaine:
Alas, it seems that for all time the Small have suffered from the folly of the Great.Jean de La Fontaine
Our penitent most humbly pardon sought;
Said he, if e'er to life again I'm brought,
No jealousy, suspicion's hateful bane,
Shall ever enter my distracted brain.
Jean De La Fontaine
Delays are dangerous, in love or war,
And Nicaise is a proof they fortune mar.
Jean De La Fontaine
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
Jean de La Fontaine
Alas we see that the small have always suffered for the follies of the great.
Jean de La Fontaine
There happiness and frightful mis'ry lay,
Quite undistinguished: classed with beasts of prey;
That growling prowled in search of food around:
There Atis consolation never found.
Jean De La Fontaine
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Love Quotes, Name QuotesBased on Keywords: golds, matrimony
Civilization is a failure. We need to think what we can do together in love and peace.
Serj Tankian
People expect us to be different, but we're not. We're very similar people, and it's because we're so similar and close to each other that we make each other laugh - in fact we make each other laugh more than we make anyone else laugh.
Adrian Edmondson
No star is ever lost we once have seen, we always may be what we might have been.
Adelaide Anne Procter