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Quote by Jean de la Bruyere

“To express truth is to write naturally, forcibly, and delicately.”

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Jean de la Bruyere was a French philosopher and moralist, born on August 16, 1645, and died on May 10, 1696. His works have had a profound impact on posterity. more

“I am not surprised that men who put their trust in an atom should fail in their slightest attempts to plumb truth, that with such limited vision they cannot see beyond the sky and the stars to God Himself; that since they cannot discern the superiority of what is spiritual or the dignity of man's soul, they are even more unaware how hard it is to satisfy, how the whole earth is unworthy of it, how urgently it needs a supremely perfect being, who is God, and how indispensable to it is a religion which will lead it towards God and provide a sure pledge of Him.”

Men Should Heaven Stars Effort Atoms Discovering Contemplating Smallest Short Sighted Discovering The Truth

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“Friendship can exist between persons of different sexes, without any coarse or sensual feelings; yet a woman always looks upon a man as a man, and so a man will look upon a woman as a woman.”

Men Looks Persons Different Feelings Sex Sensual Look Up Coarse

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“Whatever is certain in death is slightly alleviated by what is not so infallible; the time when it shall happen is undefined, but it is more or less connected with the infinite, and what we call eternity.”

Happens Certain Eternity Infinite Connected Infallible Undefined

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“All the worth of some people lies in their name; upon a closer inspection it dwindles to nothing, but from a distance it deceives us.”

People Lying Names Distance Deceiving Inspection People Lie

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“Women are at little trouble to express what they do not feel; but men are still at less to express what they do feel.”

Men Feels Littles Stills Trouble

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“To bewail the loss of a person we love is a happiness compared with the necessity of living with one we hate.”

Persons Hate Loss Love Is

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“It takes talent to please the people in a sermon by a flowery style, a cheerful ethic, brilliant sallies and lively descriptions; but such a talent is inadequate. A better sort of talent neglects these extraneous ornaments, unworthy to be used in the service of the Gospel: such a preacher's sermon will be simple, strong and Christian.”

“It is not so easy to obtain a reputation by a perfect work as to enhance the value of an indifferent one by a reputation already acquired.”

Values Easy Perfect Reputation Indifferent Perfect Work

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“Banter is often a proof of want of intelligence.”

Want Proof Banter

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