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Own Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.
- The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with…
- False greatness is unsociable and remote: conscious of its own frailty, it hides, or at least averts its face, and reveals itself only enough to…
- There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.
- A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite.
- A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own.
- Nothing is easier for passion than to overcome reason, but the greatest triumph is to conquer a man's own interests.
- Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart, the…
- A man of variable mind is not one man, but several men in one; he multiplies himself as often as he changes his taste and…
- Every hour in itself, as it respects us in particular, is the only one we can call our own.
- There are only two ways of getting on in the world either by one's own industry, or by the stupidity of others.
More Own Quotes
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- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
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- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
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- I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
- We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
- And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that… — Isaac Asimov