Jean de La Fontaine Fool Quotations

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

Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.

Let fools the studious despise, There's nothing lost by being wise.

Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion. [Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon avis Que les imitateurs.]

Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.