We confide our secret to a friend, but in love it escapes us. — Jean de la Bruyere Friendship Copy Share Image
The News-writer lies down at Night in great Tranquillity, upon a piece of News which corrupts before Morning, and which he is… — Jean de la Bruyere Journalism Copy Share Image
It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men. — Jean de la Bruyere Character 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 Air Copy Share Image
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. — Jean de la Bruyere Book Copy Share Image
A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite. — Jean de la Bruyere Being polite Copy Share Image
We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much. — Jean de la Bruyere Littles Copy Share Image
A man who has schemed for some time can no longer do without it; all other ways of living are to him… — Jean de la Bruyere Dull Copy Share Image
Women are at little trouble to express what they do not feel; but men are still at less to express what they… — Jean de la Bruyere Feels Copy Share Image
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. — Jean de la Bruyere Clever Copy Share Image
One faithful Friend is enough for a man's self, 'tis much to meet with such an one, yet we can't have too… — Jean de la Bruyere Enough Copy Share Image
In art them is a point of perfection, as of goodness or maturity in nature; he who is able to perceive it,… — Jean de la Bruyere Able Copy Share Image
There exist some evils so terrible and some misfortunes so horrible that we dare not think of them, whilst their very aspect… — Jean de la Bruyere Aspect Copy Share Image
The flatterer does not think highly enough of himself or of others. — Jean de la Bruyere Doe Copy Share Image
Death happens but once, yet we feel it every moment of our lives; it is worse to dread it than to suffer… — Jean de la Bruyere Death Copy Share Image
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed. — Jean de la Bruyere Deal Copy Share Image
A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others. — Jean de la Bruyere Secret Copy Share Image
As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before. — Jean de la Bruyere Discover Copy Share Image
Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out. — Jean de la Bruyere Figures Copy Share Image
One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. — Jean de la Bruyere Mark Copy Share Image
I am not astonished that men who lean, as it were, on an atom, should stumble at the smallest efforts they make… — Jean de la Bruyere Contemplating Copy Share Image
Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father. — Jean de la Bruyere Crime Copy Share Image
It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all. — Jean de la Bruyere Funny Copy Share Image
