“The best way to get on in the world is to make people believe it's to their advantage to help you.”
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Famous Jean de la Bruyere Quotes
“We never deceive people to benefit them, for knavery is a compound of wickedness and falsehood.”
“The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others.”
“We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.”
“The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.”