It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent. — Jean de la Bruyere Enough Copy Share Image
He who only writes to suit the taste of the age, considers himself more than his writings. We should always aim at… — Jean de la Bruyere Age Copy Share Image
If this life is unhappy, it is a burden to us, which it is difficult to bear; if it is in every… — Jean de la Bruyere Anxiety Copy Share Image
Young people are dazzled by the brilliancy of antithesis, and employ it. Matter-of-fact men, and those who like precision, naturally fall into… — Jean de la Bruyere Able Copy Share Image
Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world. — Jean de la Bruyere Diamonds and pearls Copy Share Image
For a woman to be at once a coquette and a bigot is more than the humblest of husbands can bear; she… — Jean de la Bruyere Bears Copy Share Image
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. — Jean de la Bruyere Beautiful Copy Share Image
It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent. — Jean de la Bruyere Judgment Copy Share Image
Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us. — Jean de la Bruyere Children Copy Share Image
High birth is a gift of fortune which should never challenge esteem towards those who receive it, since it costs them neither… — Jean de la Bruyere Birth Copy Share Image
What the people call eloquence is the facility some persons have of speaking alone and for a long time, aided by extravagant… — Jean de la Bruyere Eloquence 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 Charm Copy Share Image
“If some persons died and others did not die death would indeed be a terrible affliction.” — Jean de La Bruyère Death Copy Share Image
A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself. — Jean de la Bruyere Attitude Copy Share Image
False modesty is the refinement of vanity. It is a lie. — Jean de la Bruyere False modesty 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 Be a man Copy Share Image
People reveal their character even in the simplest things they do. Fools do not enter a room, nor leave it, nor sit… — Jean de la Bruyere Character Copy Share Image
Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued. — Jean de la Bruyere Appreciation Copy Share Image
The most accomplished literary work would be reduced to nothing by carping criticism, if the author would listen to all critics and… — Jean de la Bruyere Accomplished Copy Share Image
A judge's duty is to grant justice, but his practice is to delay it: even those judges who know their duty adhere… — Jean de la Bruyere Delay Copy Share Image
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; cunning is a kind of… — Jean de la Bruyere Brutes Copy Share Image
A good saying often runs the risk of being thrown away when quoted as the speaker's own. [Fr., C'est souvent hasarder un… — Jean de la Bruyere Quotations Copy Share Image
There are few wives so perfect as not to give their husbands at least once a day good reason to repent of… — Jean de la Bruyere Giving Copy Share Image
