“The nearer we approach great men, the clearer we see that they are men.”
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Famous Jean de la Bruyere Quotes
“Extremes are vicious, and proceed from men; compensation is just, and proceeds from God.”
“Favor exalts a man above his equals, but his dismissal from that favor places him below them.”
“Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste.”
“Life is a kind of sleep: old men sleep longest, nor begin to wake but when they are to die.”
“A man's worth is estimated in this world according to his conduct.”
“Eminent station makes great men more great, and little ones less.”
“A vain man finds his account in speaking good or evil of himself.”
“A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does.”
“All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.”
“It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.”
“A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.”
“Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity.”