Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. It is only found in… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There are some men who turn a deaf ear to reason and good advice, and willfully go wrong for fear of being… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well nor enough sense to hold their tongues; this… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Men regret their life has been ill-spent, but this does not always induce them to make a better use of the time… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The opposite of what is noised about concerning men and things is often the truth. [Fr., Le contraire des bruits qui courent… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man who has schemed for some time can no longer do without it; all other ways of living are to him… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The Great slight the men of wit, who have nothing but wit; the men of wit despise the Great, who have nothing… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
To what excesses do men rush for the sake of religion, of whose truth they are so little persuaded, and to whose… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man unattached and without wife, if he have any genius at all, may raise himself above his original position, may mingle… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Let us not envy some men their accumulated riches; their burden would be too heavy for us; we could not sacrifice, as… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man who knows the court is master of his gestures, of his eyes and of his face; he is profound, impenetratable;… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man starts upon a sudden, takes Pen, Ink, and Paper, and without ever having had a thought of it before, resolves… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man may doubt of God's existence when he is in good health, just as he may doubt whether his relation with… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We need not envy certain people their great wealth; they acquired it at a heavy cost, which would not suit us; they… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Children are overbearing, supercilious, passionate, envious, inquisitive, egotistical, idle, fickle, timid, intemperate, liars, and dissemblers; they laugh and weep easily, are excessive… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man is thirty years old before he has any settled thoughts of his fortune; it is not completed before fifty. He… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity. [Fr., Les hommes rougissent moins de leur crimes que de… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob; an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A fool is one whom simpletons believe to be a man on merit. [Fr., Un fat celui que les sots croient un… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Politeness does not always inspire goodness, equity, complaisance, and gratitude; it gives at least the appearance of these qualities, and makes man… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
An egotist will always speak of himself, either in praise or in censure, but a modest man ever shuns making himself the… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
False glory is the rock of vanity; it seduces men to affect esteem by things which they indeed possess, but which are… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
It is often easier as well as more advantageous to conform to other men's opinions than to bring them over to ours. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
I am told so many ill things of a man, and I see so few in him, that I begin to suspect… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
One faithful Friend is enough for a man's self, 'tis much to meet with such an one, yet we can't have too… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Nothing is easier for passion than to overcome reason, but the greatest triumph is to conquer a man's own interests. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man who knows how to make good bargains or finds his money increase in his coffers, thinks presently that he has… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Let us not complain against men because otheir rudeness, their ingratitude, their injustice, their arrogance, their love oself, their forgetfulness oothers. They… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man is rich whose income is larger than his expenses, and he is poor if his expenses are greater than his… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Friendship can exist between persons of different sexes, without any coarse or sensual feelings; yet a woman always looks upon a man… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We seek our happiness outside ourselves, and in the opinion of men we know to be flatterers, insincere, unjust, full of envy,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Women are at little trouble to express what they do not feel; but men are still at less to express what they… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The generality of men expend the early part of their lives in contributing to render the latter part miserable. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
It is more or less rude to scorn indiscriminately all kinds of praise; we ought to be proud of that which comes… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Men are the cause of women not loving one another. [Fr., Les hommes sont la cause que les femmes ne s'aiment point.] — 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
![“The opposite of what is noised about concerning men and things is often the truth. [Fr., Le contraire des bruits qui courent des affaires ou des personnes est souvent la verite.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/67d/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_men_the-opposite-of-what-is-noised-about-con_2643641.png)
![“Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity. [Fr., Les hommes rougissent moins de leur crimes que de leurs faiblesses et de leur vanite.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/da3/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_crime_men-blush-less-for-their-crimes-than-for_2791653.png)
![“A fool is one whom simpletons believe to be a man on merit. [Fr., Un fat celui que les sots croient un homme de merite.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4ab/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_be-a-man_a-fool-is-one-whom-simpletons-believe-to_2018317.png)
![“Men are the cause of women not loving one another. [Fr., Les hommes sont la cause que les femmes ne s'aiment point.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/528/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_cause_men-are-the-cause-of-women-not-loving-on_1028125.png)
