[Quotes] "Don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs." 10 sharp quotations from Jean de La Fontaine, the father of European fables!
·I believe many people have heard this sentence: "Don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs." The emergence of this sentence can be traced back to the French writer "Jean de La Fontaine" in the 17th century. Most of his works mainly satirize dignitaries and villains. Appreciating his quotations and works always give you a sense of pleasure. La Fontaine was good at using "animals" as metaphors to describe fables. He was known as one of the "four major fablers in the world" along with "Aesop", "Krylov" and "Lessing".