If a secret is revealed, the person who has confided it to another is to be blamed. — Jean de la Bruyere Funny Copy Share Image
The fear of old age disturbs us, yet we are not certain of becoming old. — Jean de la Bruyere Age Copy Share Image
The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education. — Jean de la Bruyere Community Copy Share Image
We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed. — Jean de la Bruyere Being happy Copy Share Image
Manners carry the world for the moment, character for all time. — 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 Attention Copy Share Image
There is a pleasure in meeting the glance of a person whom we have lately laid under some obligations. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to… — Jean de la Bruyere Best way Copy Share Image
“The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us… — Jean de La Bruyère Attitude Copy Share Image
Men regret their life has been ill-spent, but this does not always induce them to make a better use of the time… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We perceive wen love begins and wen it declines by our embarrassment when alone together. — Jean de la Bruyere Embarrassment Copy Share Image
Impertinent wits are a kind of insect which are in everybody's way and plentiful in all countries. — Jean de la Bruyere Country Copy Share Image
The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Both as to high and low indifferently, men are prepossessed, charmed, fascinated by success; successful crimes are praised very much like virtue… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
I call worldly or earthly those whose minds and hearts are fixed on a tiny portion of this world they live in,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls. [Fr., Apres l'esprit de discernement, ce… — Jean de la Bruyere Diamond Copy Share Image
The sublime only paints the true, and that too in noble objects; it paints it in all its phases, its cause and… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A dogmatic tone is generally inspired by abysmal ignorance. The man who knows nothing thinks he is informing others of something which… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit, and yet does not prove that it exists. [Fr., La faveur… — Jean de la Bruyere 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 Copy Share Image
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side. — Jean de la Bruyere Fool Copy Share Image
Women are extreme; they are better than men, or worse. — Jean de la Bruyere Extremes Copy Share Image
Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future. — Jean de la Bruyere Child Copy Share Image
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. — Jean de la Bruyere Love 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
A vain man finds his account in speaking good or evil of himself. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.” — Jean de La Bruyère Brevity Copy Share Image
There is nothing men are so anxious to keep, and yet are so careless about, as life. — Jean de la Bruyere Anxiety 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 Copy Share Image
A man of moderate Understanding, thinks he writes divinely: A man of good Understanding, thinks he writes reasonably. — Jean de la Bruyere Authorship Copy Share Image
The same amount of pride which makes a man treat haughtily his inferiors, makes him cringe servilely; to those above him. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Make me chaste and To what excesses will men not go for the sake of a religion in which they believe so… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant… — Jean de la Bruyere Haste Copy Share Image
A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in… — Jean de la Bruyere Ambitious 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
![“The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls. [Fr., Apres l'esprit de discernement, ce qu'il y a au monde de plus rare, ce sont les diamants et les perles.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_diamond_the-rarest-things-in-the-world-next-to-a_643572.png)
![“The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit, and yet does not prove that it exists. [Fr., La faveur des princes n'exclut pas le merite, et ne le suppose pas aussi.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_doe_the-favor-of-princes-does-not-preclude-t_2394961.png)
