“A man only goes and confesses his faults to the world when his self will not acknowledge or listen to them. WYNDHAM LEWIS, Tarr Two persons will not be friends long if they are not inclined to pardon each other's little failings.” IfsMenWorldLittlesPersonsLongTwoSelfFailingFaultsAcknowledgePardonSelf Will Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Women are at little trouble to express what they do not feel; but men are still at less to express what they do feel.” MenFeelsLittlesStillsTrouble Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Great things only require to be simply told, for they are spoiled by emphasis; but little things should be clothed in lofty language, as they are only kept up by expression, tone of voice, and style of delivery.” ShouldLittlesLanguageVoiceStyleExpressionGreat ThingsToneLittle ThingsEmphasisSpoiledLoftyDelivery Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“In all conditions of life a poor man is a near neighbor to an honest one, and a rich man is as little removed from a knave.” MenLittlesPoorRichConditionsHonestNeighborRich ManPoor ManKnaves Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less; or if you must talk, say little.” IfsLittlesConversationCunning Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“It is a proof of boorishness to confer a favor with a bad grace; it is the act of giving that is hard and painful. How little does a smile cost?” GivingLittlesDoeHardGraceCostPainfulProofFavors Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Some young people do not sufficiently understand the advantages of natural charms, and how much they would gain by trusting to them entirely. They weaken these gifts of heaven, so rare and fragile, by affected manners and an awkward imitation. Their tones and their gait are borrowed; they study their attitudes before the glass until they have lost all trace of natural manner, and, with all their pains, they please but little.” PeopleLittlesPainYoungLostHeavenNaturalAttitudeStudyPleaseGainsAdvantageGlassesMannersToneCharmAffectedFragileAwkwardImitationBorrowedGait Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“To what excesses do men rush for the sake of religion, of whose truth they are so little persuaded, and to whose precepts they pay so little regard!” MenLittlesReligionPayRegardSakeExcess Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much.” LittlesToo MuchSpeechRepent Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Eminent station makes great men more great, and little ones less.” MenLittlesGreat MenStations Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“We seldom repent talking little, but very often talking too much.” LittlesTalkingToo MuchRepentTalking Too Much Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.” IfsLittlesPersonsLongTwoFriendshipFailingFriendsForgivenessForgivingFriends ForeverLost FriendshipLost FriendTwo FriendsFriendship BrokenLosing Friendship Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them.” MenWayLittlesShowsFunnyWealthMoneyRichPositionRichesEsteemGoodsWorldly Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Children are contemptuous, haughty, irritable, envious, sneaky, selfish, lazy, flighty, timid, liars and hypocrites, quick to laugh and cry, extreme in expressing joy and sorrow, especially about trifles, they'll do anything to avoid pain but they enjoy inflicting it: little men already.” MenChildrenLittlesPainJoyEnjoyLaughingCrySorrowExtremesSelfishLazyLiarsHypocriteTriflesEnviousLittle ManJoys And SorrowsHaughtySneakyContemptuous Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and trite maxim, which all the world knows and, but which all the world does not practice” KnowsWorldLittlesDoePracticeToo MuchSpeechVulgarRepentMaxims Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Make me chaste and To what excesses will men not go for the sake of a religion in which they believe so little and which they practice so imperfectly!” MenBelieveLittlesGodPracticeSakeExcessChaste Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“If it be usual to be strongly impressed by things that are scarce, why are we so little impressed by virtue?” IfsLittlesVirtueUsualImpressedScarce Author:Jean de la Bruyere
