Accounts Quote by Jean de la Bruyere Download Open image “A vain man finds his account in speaking good or evil of himself.” — Jean de la Bruyere ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Accounts Evil Men Vain Vanity
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A vain man is a nauseous creature: he is so full of himself that he has no room for anything else, be it never… — William Penn Copy Share Image
He who is vain and delights in his own ability is deceived by his inferiors. When he likes to bring forth arguments and kindliness,… — Han Fei Copy Share Image
He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
A man would rather say evil of himself than say nothing. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“A developed and decent man cannot be vain without a boundless exactingness towards himself and without despising himself at moments to the point of… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This is the… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle. — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
When a man's knowledge is deep, he speaks well of an enemy. Instead of seeking revenge, he extends unexpected generosity. He turns insult into… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
“It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the condition of such a wretched being, in vain he… — Charles William Eliot Copy Share Image
The vain man makes a merit of misfortune, and triumphs in his disgrace. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Man (in good earnest) is a marvellous vain, fickle, and unstable subject, and on whom it is very hard to form any certain and… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. MARTIN LUTHER, letter to Chancellor Gregory Brück, January 13,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only unfaithful. If she is thought faithful, she is perfidious. — Jean De La Bruyere Copy Share Image
What greater weakness can there be than not to know what is the source of one's being, of one's life, of one's senses, of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
How much wit, good-nature, indulgences, how many good offices and civilities, are required among friends to accomplish in some years what a lovely face… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man starts upon a sudden, takes Pen, Ink, and Paper, and without ever having had a thought of it before, resolves within himself… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
A man of variable mind is not one man, but several men in one; he multiplies himself as often as he changes his taste… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
He who knows how to wait for what he desires does not feel very desperate if he fails in obtaining it; and he, on… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is made up of very hard but very polished people. [Fr.,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Every hour in itself, as it respects us in particular, is the only one we can call our own. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
I think most artists feel like they're outside society - no matter how many accolades they receive, or how much money is in your… — Aaron Rose Copy Share Image
Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
There is nothing that we can properly call our own but our time, and yet everybody fools us out of it who has a… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
With the Truman book, I wrote the entire account of his experiences in World War I before going over to Europe to follow his… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is… — Le Ly Hayslip Copy Share Image
I had a very blessed journey with the upbringing I had. When you're working on sets as a stuntman, you have a firsthand account… — Ric Roman Waugh Copy Share Image
The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
You've got to exercise. Your health account, your bank account, they're the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take… — Jack LaLanne Copy Share Image
No physiologist who calmly considers the question in connection with the general truths of his science, can long resist the conviction that different parts… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
God puts you where God needs you. You are where you are supposed to be. The job you are doing may not be any… — Lawrence Kushner Copy Share Image
![“The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is made up of very hard but very polished people. [Fr., La cour est comme un edifice bati de marbre; je veux dire qu'elle est composee d'hommes fort durs mais fort polis.]” quote by Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fcf/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_built_the-court-is-like-a-palace-built-of-marb_77288.jpg)
