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Quote by Jean de la Bruyere

“We never love with all our heart and all our soul but once, and that is the first time.”

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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 call worldly or earthly those whose minds and hearts are fixed on a tiny portion of this world they live in, which is our earth; who respect and love nothing beyond it: people as limited as what they call their property or their estate, which can be measured, whose acres can be counted, whose boundaries can be shown.”

Men Mind Wells Heart Earth Values Universe Known Limits And Love Spots Fixed Estates Well Known Worldly Heart And Mind Small Parts Acres Coarse

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“When a plain-looking woman is loved, it is certain to be very passionately ; for either her influence on her lover is irresistible, or she has some secret and more irresistible charms than those of beauty.”

Certain Secret Influence Lovers Charm Irresistible

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“Among some people arrogance supplies the place of grandeur, inhumanity of decision, and roguery of intelligence.”

People Decision Arrogance Grandeur Supplies Inhumanity

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“We should only endeavour to think and speak correctly ourselves, without wishing to bring others over to our taste and opinions.”

Thinking Should Speak Wish Opinion Taste Endeavour

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

Writing Truth Is

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“For some people, speaking and giving offence are one and the same thing. They are spiteful and bitter; their style is infused with gall and wormwood; mockery, abuse and insults flow from their lips like spittle.”

People Speak

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