Persons Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere

16 Persons quotes by Jean de la Bruyere

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Jean de la Bruyere’s observations blend satire with keen social commentary. These sixteen excerpts reveal his skill at turning everyday moments into thoughtful, often humorous, reflections.

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There is a pleasure in meeting the glance of a person whom we have lately laid under some obligations.

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A faithless woman, if known to be such by the person concerned, is but faithless ; if she is believed faithful, she…

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To bewail the loss of a person we love is a happiness compared with the necessity of living with one we hate.

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The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the…

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If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

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A woman with eyes only for one person, or with eyes always averted from him, creates exactly the same impression.

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A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.

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The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is…

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What the people call eloquence is the facility some persons have of speaking alone and for a long time, aided by extravagant…

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It is difficult for a proud man ever to forgive a person who has found him at fault, and who has good…

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I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. MARTIN LUTHER, letter to Chancellor Gregory Brück,…

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An inconstant woman is one who is no longer in love; a false woman is one who is already in love with…

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Friendship can exist between persons of different sexes, without any coarse or sensual feelings; yet a woman always looks upon a man…

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A man only goes and confesses his faults to the world when his self will not acknowledge or listen to them. WYNDHAM…

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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; cunning is a kind of…

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If a secret is revealed, the person who has confided it to another is to be blamed.

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The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only unfaithful. If she is thought faithful, she is perfidious.

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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…

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Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart,…

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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…

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