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Jean De La Bruyere Quotes

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues Picture Quote #1

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile? Picture Quote #1

Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live Picture Quote #1

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation Picture Quote #1

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking Picture Quote #1

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience Picture Quote #1

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We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly Picture Quote #1

Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates Picture Quote #1

The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is condemned Picture Quote #1

The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to their valets Picture Quote #1

When life is unhappy it is hard to endure, when it is happy it is terrible to think of it ending. Both amount to the same thing in the end Picture Quote #1

A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own Picture Quote #1

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There exist some evils so terrible and some misfortunes so horrible that we dare not think of them, whilst their very aspect makes us shudder; but if they happen to fall on us, we find ourselves stronger than we imagined, we grapple with our ill luck, and behave better than we expected we should Picture Quote #1

The best way to get on in the world is to make people believe it’s to their advantage to help you Picture Quote #1

Women become attached to men by the intimacies they grant them; men are cured of their love by the same intimacies Picture Quote #1

A faithless woman, if known to be such by the person concerned, is but faithless ; if she is believed faithful, she is treacherous Picture Quote #1

To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune! Picture Quote #1

Children are overbearing, supercilious, passionate, envious, inquisitive, egotistical, idle, fickle, timid, intemperate, liars, and dissemblers; they laugh and weep easily, are excessive in their joys and sorrows, and that about the most trifling objects; they bear no pain, but like to inflict it on others; already they are men Picture Quote #1

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The most accomplished literary work would be reduced to nothing by carping criticism, if the author would listen to all critics and allow every one to erase the passage which pleases him the least Picture Quote #1

Death happens but once, yet we feel it every moment of our lives; it is worse to dread it than to suffer it Picture Quote #1

We never deceive people to benefit them, for knavery is a compound of wickedness and falsehood Picture Quote #1

It is weakness which makes us hate an enemy and seek revenge, and it is idleness that pacifies us and causes us to neglect it Picture Quote #1

I am not surprised that there are gambling houses, like so many snares laid for human avarice; like abysses where many a man’s money is engulfed and swallowed up without any hope of return; like frightful rocks against which the gamblers are thrown and perish Picture Quote #1

The lives of heroes have enriched history, and history has adorned the actions of heroes ; and thus I cannot say whether the historians are more indebted to those who provided them with such noble materials, or those great men to their historians Picture Quote #1

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It is better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than to neglect our duty to the distressed Picture Quote #1

A man must be completely wanting in intelligence if he does not show it when actuated by love, malice, or necessity Picture Quote #1

There is nothing men are so anxious to keep, and yet are so careless about, as life Picture Quote #1

Life is short, if we are only said to live when we enjoy ourselves; and if we were merely to count up the hours we spent agreeably, a great number of years would hardly make up a life of a few months Picture Quote #1

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 age when our best blessings, youth and health, have already left us. When at last I that time has arrived, it surprises us in the midst of fresh desires; we have got no farther when we are attacked by a fever which kills us; if we had been cured, it would only have been to give us more time for other desires Picture Quote #1

We should like those whom we love to receive all their happiness, or, if this were impossible, all their unhappiness from our hands Picture Quote #1

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It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile? (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is condemned (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to their valets (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) When life is unhappy it is hard to endure, when it is happy it is terrible to think of it ending. Both amount to the same thing in the end (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) There exist some evils so terrible and some misfortunes so horrible that we dare not think of them, whilst their very aspect makes us shudder; but if they happen to fall on us, we find ourselves stronger than we imagined, we grapple with our ill luck, and behave better than we expected we should (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) The best way to get on in the world is to make people believe it’s to their advantage to help you (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) Women become attached to men by the intimacies they grant them; men are cured of their love by the same intimacies (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) A faithless woman, if known to be such by the person concerned, is but faithless ; if she is believed faithful, she is treacherous (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune! (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) Children are overbearing, supercilious, passionate, envious, inquisitive, egotistical, idle, fickle, timid, intemperate, liars, and dissemblers; they laugh and weep easily, are excessive in their joys and sorrows, and that about the most trifling objects; they bear no pain, but like to inflict it on others; already they are men (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) The most accomplished literary work would be reduced to nothing by carping criticism, if the author would listen to all critics and allow every one to erase the passage which pleases him the least (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) Death happens but once, yet we feel it every moment of our lives; it is worse to dread it than to suffer it (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) We never deceive people to benefit them, for knavery is a compound of wickedness and falsehood (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) It is weakness which makes us hate an enemy and seek revenge, and it is idleness that pacifies us and causes us to neglect it (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) I am not surprised that there are gambling houses, like so many snares laid for human avarice; like abysses where many a man’s money is engulfed and swallowed up without any hope of return; like frightful rocks against which the gamblers are thrown and perish (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) The lives of heroes have enriched history, and history has adorned the actions of heroes ; and thus I cannot say whether the historians are more indebted to those who provided them with such noble materials, or those great men to their historians (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) It is better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than to neglect our duty to the distressed (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) A man must be completely wanting in intelligence if he does not show it when actuated by love, malice, or necessity (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) There is nothing men are so anxious to keep, and yet are so careless about, as life (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) Life is short, if we are only said to live when we enjoy ourselves; and if we were merely to count up the hours we spent agreeably, a great number of years would hardly make up a life of a few months (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) 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 age when our best blessings, youth and health, have already left us. When at last I that time has arrived, it surprises us in the midst of fresh desires; we have got no farther when we are attacked by a fever which kills us; if we had been cured, it would only have been to give us more time for other desires (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes) We should like those whom we love to receive all their happiness, or, if this were impossible, all their unhappiness from our hands (Jean De La Bruyere Quotes)

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