A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does. Jean de La Bruyere View this quote
The best way to get on in the world is to make people believe it’s to their advantage to help you. Jean de La Bruyere
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There is no excess in the world so commendable as excessive gratitude. Jean de La Bruyere
This great misfortune – to be incapable of solitude. Jean de La Bruyere
Those that make the worst use of their time are the first that complain of its shortness. Jean de La Bruyere
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all. Jean de La Bruyere
A great mind is above insults, injustice, grief, and raillery, and would be invulnerable were it not open to compassion. Jean de La Bruyere
A man can deceive a woman by his sham attachment to her provided he does not have a real attachment elsewhere. Jean de La Bruyere
A man can keep another’s secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others. Jean de La Bruyere
A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite. Jean de La Bruyere
A man of moderate understanding, thinks he writes divinely: A man of good understanding, thinks he writes reasonably. Jean de La Bruyere
17th-century French writer and philosopher
August 16th, 1645 - May 10th, 1696
