“There is nothing men are so anxious to keep, and yet are so careless about, as life.”
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Famous Jean de la Bruyere Quotes
“Life is a kind of sleep: old men sleep longest, nor begin to wake but when they are to die.”
“At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.”
“Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.”
“One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.”
“We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.”
“Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do.”
“Most men spend the best part of their lives making the remaining part wretched.”