Death never takes the wise man by surprise; he is always ready to go. — Jean de La Fontaine
Death never takes the wise man by surprise; he is always ready to go.
In the original French
La mort ne surprend point le sage, il est toujours pret a partir.
1678
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Current citation
La Fontaine, Jean. "Death and the Dying Man." The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, translated by Norman R. Shapiro. University of Illinois Press, 2007.
Original citation
La Fontaine, Jean. Fables Choisies [La Fontaine's Fables]. Paris: Chez Denys Thierry and Claude Barbin, 1678, bk. 8, no. 1.
