Love receives its death-wound from aversion, and forgetfulness buries it. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There are three stages in a person's life, birth, their life and death. They are not conscious of birth submit to death… — Jean De La Bruyere Copy Share Image
“If some persons died and others did not die death would indeed be a terrible affliction.” — Jean de La Bruyère Copy Share Image
When we are young we lay up for old age; when we are old we save for death. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Death happens but once, yet we feel it every moment of our lives; it is worse to dread it than to suffer… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
What is certain in death is somewhat softened by what is uncertain; it is an indefiniteness in the time, which holds a… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There are but three events which concern man: birth, life and death. They are unconscious of their birth, they suffer when they… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A long disease seems to be a halting place between life and death, that death itself may be a comfort to those… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
I do not doubt but that genuine piety is the spring of peace of mind; it enables us to bear the sorrows… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There are three great events in our lives: birth, life and death. Of birth we have no conscience; with death, we suffer;… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There are some extraordinary fathers, who seem, during the whole course of their lives, to be giving their children reasons for being… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and flee from death. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Whatever is certain in death is slightly alleviated by what is not so infallible; the time when it shall happen is undefined,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. MARTIN LUTHER, letter to Chancellor Gregory Brück, January 13,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only unfaithful. If she is thought faithful, she is perfidious. — Jean De La Bruyere Copy Share
What greater weakness can there be than not to know what is the source of one's being, of one's life, of one's senses, of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
How much wit, good-nature, indulgences, how many good offices and civilities, are required among friends to accomplish in some years what a lovely face… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
A man starts upon a sudden, takes Pen, Ink, and Paper, and without ever having had a thought of it before, resolves within himself… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
A man of variable mind is not one man, but several men in one; he multiplies himself as often as he changes his taste… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
He who knows how to wait for what he desires does not feel very desperate if he fails in obtaining it; and he, on… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is made up of very hard but very polished people. [Fr.,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
Every hour in itself, as it respects us in particular, is the only one we can call our own. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
We perceive wen love begins and wen it declines by our embarrassment when alone together. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
I call those men worldly, earthly, or coarse, whose hearts and minds are wholly fixed on this earth, that small part of the universe… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share
