“A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does.”
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Famous Jean de la Bruyere Quotes
“If you wish to be held in esteem, you must ssociate only with those who estimable.”
“Envy and hatred go together. Mutually strengthened by the fact pursue the same object.”
“The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.”
“All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.”
“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.”
“The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.”
“At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.”
“All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.”
“The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.”
“Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.”
“Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.”
“The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.”
“We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.”
“We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.”
“It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.”
“The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.”
“A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.”
“A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.”
“Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.”
“Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.”
“One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all.”
“Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty.”
“Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.”
“Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.”
“Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity.”