"It is impossible to please all the world and one's father"
- Jean de La Fontaine
About this Quote
This quote by Jean de La Fontaine is a suggestion that it is difficult to please everyone. It is impossible to make everyone delighted, no matter how hard we attempt. This quote is a suggestion that we should not try to please everyone, but rather focus on pleasing ourselves and those closest to us. It is impossible to please everybody, and it is likewise difficult to please our fathers. Our dads have their own expectations and standards, and it is not constantly possible to fulfill them. This quote is a pointer that we should not try to please everyone, but rather focus on pleasing ourselves and those closest to us. We must aim to make our dads proud, however likewise keep in mind that it is difficult to please everyone.
This quote is written / told by Jean de La Fontaine between July 8, 1621 and April 13, 1695. He was a famous Poet from France, the quote is categorized under the topic Dad. The author also have 38 other quotes.
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