Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Jacques Delille

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French poet Jacques Delille.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Jacques Delille

The French poet Jacques Delille, came to national prominence with his translation of Virgil’s Georgics and made an international reputation with his didactic poem on gardening. He barely survived the slaughter of the French Revolution and lived for some years outside France, including three years in England. The poems on abstract themes that he published after his return were less well received.

Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.
The sweetest happiness is one that we share . — © Jacques Delille
The sweetest happiness is one that we share .
Fate chooses your relations, you choose your friends.
Tremble, ye tyrants, for ye can not die.
Our relatives are ours by chance, but we can choose our friends.
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