Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man's worth is estimated in this world according to his conduct. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There is no excess in the world so commendable as excessive gratitude. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
All the world says of a coxcomb that he is a coxcomb; but no one dares to say so to his face,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The best way to get on in the world is to make people believe it's to their advantage to help you. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Manners carry the world for the moment, character for all time. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls. [Fr., Apres l'esprit de discernement, ce… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and trite maxim, which all the world knows… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There are but two ways of rising in the world: either by one's own industry or profiting by the foolishness of others.… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man only goes and confesses his faults to the world when his self will not acknowledge or listen to them. WYNDHAM… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
You may drive a dog off the King's armchair, and it will climb into the preacher's pulpit; he views the world unmoved,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There is no employment in the world so laborious as that of making to one's self a great name; life ends before… — 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
A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We are valued in this world at the rate we desire to be valued. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself. — 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 rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls. [Fr., Apres l'esprit de discernement, ce qu'il y a au monde de plus rare, ce sont les diamants et les perles.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/490/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_diamond_the-rarest-things-in-the-world-next-to-a_643572.png)
![“There are but two ways of rising in the world: either by one's own industry or profiting by the foolishness of others. [Fr., Il n'y a au monde que deux manieres de s'elever, ou par sa propre industrie, ou par l'imbecilite des autres.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b93/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_foolishness_there-are-but-two-ways-of-rising-in-the_2182233.png)
