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Other Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.
- If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it is horrible to lose, So the one is pretty equal…
- When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the…
- When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good,…
- There are some sordid minds, formed of slime and filth, to whom interest and gain are what glory and virtue are to superior souls; they…
- Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes…
- When what you read elevates your mind and fills you with noble aspirations, look for no other rule by which to judge a book; it…
- The very essence of politeness seems to be to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as…
- It is often easier as well as more advantageous to conform to other men's opinions than to bring them over to ours.
- When we are dead we are praised by those who survive us, though we frequently have no other merit than that of being no longer…
- A man may have intelligence enough to excel in a particular thing and lecture on it, and yet not have sense enough to know he…
- Languages are no more than the keys of Sciences. He who despises one, slights the other.
- To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune!
- Life is short and tedious, and is wholly spent in wishing; we trust to find rest and enjoyment at some future time, often at an…
- Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart, the…
- Nothing makes us better understand what trifling things Providence thinks He bestows on men in granting them wealth, money, dignities, and other advantages, than the…
- When, after having read a work, loftier thoughts arise in your mind and noble and heartfelt feelings animate you, do not look for any other…
- What can be more discouraging to a man than to doubt if his soul be material, like a stone or a reptile, and subject to…
- A man who has schemed for some time can no longer do without it; all other ways of living are to him dull and insipid.
- It is difficult for a proud man ever to forgive a person who has found him at fault, and who has good grounds for complaining…
- Love and friendship exclude each other.
- When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek for no other rule to judge the event by; it…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour