One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Don't wait to be happy to laugh... You may die and never have laughed. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the spirit of politeness is a certain attention in causing that, by our words and by our… — 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 slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Eloquence may be found in conversations and in all kinds of writings; it is rarely found when looked for, and sometimes discovered… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Cunning is none of the best nor worst qualities; it floats between virtue and vice; there is scarce any exigence where it… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
He who excels in his art so as to carry it to the utmost height of perfection of which it is capable… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Physiognomy is not a guide that has been given us by which to judge of the character of men: it may only… — 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
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 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
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
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… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
In Friendship we only see those faults which may be prejudicial to our friends. In love we see no faults but those… — 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
![“Physiognomy is not a guide that has been given us by which to judge of the character of men: it may only serve us for conjecture. [Fr., La physionomie n'est pas une regle qui nous soit donnee pour juger des hommes; elle nous peut servir de conjecture.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_character_physiognomy-is-not-a-guide-that-has-been_207056.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/i/d33/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_air_a-look-of-intelligence-is-what-regularit_2879876.jpg)
