If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is the father. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Among some people arrogance supplies the place of grandeur, inhumanity of decision, and roguery of intelligence. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The highest reach of a news-writer is an empty Reasoning on Policy, and vain Conjectures on the public Management. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man must be completely wanting in intelligence if he does not show it when actuated by love, malice, or necessity. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
To make a book is as much a trade as to make a clock; something more than intelligence is required to become… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Intelligence is to genius as the whole is in proportion to its part. [Fr., Entre esprit et talent il y a la… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The great charm of conversation consists less in the display of one's own wit and intelligence than in the power to draw… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Genius and great abilities are often wanting; sometimes, only opportunities. Some deserve praise for what they have done; others for what they… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A look of intelligence is what regularity of features is to women: it is a styule of beauty to which the most… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man may have intelligence enough to excel in a particular thing and lecture on it, and yet not have sense enough… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“Intelligence is to genius as the whole is in proportion to its part. [Fr., Entre esprit et talent il y a la proportion du tout a sa partie.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/09d/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_genius_intelligence-is-to-genius-as-the-whole-i_911741.jpg)
![“A look of intelligence is what regularity of features is to women: it is a styule of beauty to which the most vain may aspire. [Fr., L'air spirituel est dans les hommes ce que la regularite des traits est dans les femmes: c'est le genre de beaute ou les plus vains puissent aspirer.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d33/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_air_a-look-of-intelligence-is-what-regularit_2879876.jpg)
![“The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is made up of very hard but very polished people. [Fr., La cour est comme un edifice bati de marbre; je veux dire qu'elle est composee d'hommes fort durs mais fort polis.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fcf/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_built_the-court-is-like-a-palace-built-of-marb_77288.jpg)
