Equally, the asteroid 5780 Lafontaine was named in his honour
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Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.
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culture · French fabulist and poet (1621–1695) · fabulist · poet · lawyer · children's writer · French moralist · writer · playwright · librettist · also Jean de La Fontaine, Jean de Lafontaine, Jean de la Fontaine, J. de La Fontaine, Fontaine
Born 8 July 1621 · Died 13 April 1695 · Q49496
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1995· 1 entry
1983· 1 entry
By Charles Correia's standing statue of the fabulist looking down at the fox and the crow on the steps and plinth below him
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1971· 1 entry
In which the head and shoulders of the fabulist appear below some of the more famous characters about which he wrote
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1695· 12 entries
Died 1695-04-13.
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“To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism — this is the art of living.”
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“Aide-toy, le Ciel t’aidera. (fr.)”
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“La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure (fr.)”
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“Więc kruk w kantaty; skoro pysk rozdziawił,Ser wypadł, lis go porwał i kruka zostawił.”
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“Sur les ailes du Temps la tristesse s'envole.”
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“La fourmi n'est pas prêteuse;C'est là son moindre défaut.”
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“Lepiej wiedzieć mało, niźli za wiele.”
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“La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure.”
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“La fortune vend ce qu'on croit qu'elle donne. (fr.)”
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“Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.”
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“Już był w ogródku, już witał się z gąską,Kiedy skok robiąc, wpadł w beczkę wkopaną,Gdzie wodę zbierano.”
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1684· 1 entry
Career landmark: seat 24 of the Académie française (1684–1695).
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1621· 1 entry
Born 1621-07-08.
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