“We ought not to make those people our enemies who might have become our friends, if we had only known them better.” Quote by Jean de la Bruyere
“A man who has schemed for some time can no longer do without it; all other ways of living are to him dull and insipid.” MenWayDullInsipid Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“A man may doubt of God's existence when he is in good health, just as he may doubt whether his relation with a harlot is sinful. When he falls ill, when dropsy develops, he leaves his concubine, and he believes in God.” MenBelieveChildrenFallSinLibertyDoubtIllRefuseBelieve In GodMistressIntercourseDiscarded Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“A dogmatic tone is generally inspired by abysmal ignorance. The man who knows nothing thinks he is informing others of something which he has that moment learnt; the man who knows a great deal can scarcely believe that people are ignorant of what he is telling them, and speaks more diffidently.” MenIgnoranceProfound Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a generation.” YearsLastsGenerationsRevolutionPeriodsMarijuanaFifteenEffectivenessFifteen Years Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset
“It is too much for a husband to have a wife who is a coquette and sanctimonious as well; she should select only one of those qualities.” ShouldWellsQualityToo MuchWifeHusbandSelectCoquetteSanctimonious Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Love has this in common with scruples, that it becomes embittered by the reflections and the thoughts that beset us to free ourselves.” CommonReflectionScruples Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed.” CausesBirthFortuneMeritLofty Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“It is difficult for a proud man ever to forgive a person who has found him at fault, and who has good grounds for complaining of him; his pride is not assuaged till he has regained the advantages he lost and put the other person in the wrong.” MenPersonsFoundLostDifficultPrideProudAdvantageForgivingFaultsComplainingProud Man Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“How many men are like trees, already strong and full grown, which are transplanted into some gardens, to the astonishment of those people who behold them in these fine spots, where they never saw them grow, and who neither know their beginning nor their progress!” PeopleKnowsMenStrongGrowsSawsProgressTreeFineGardenSpotsAstonishment Author:Jean de la Bruyere