Jean de La Bruyere

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

Jean de La Bruyere

There are some men who turn a deaf ear to reason and good advice, and willfully go wrong for fear of being controlled.

Jean de La Bruyere

There is a pleasure in meeting the glance of a person whom we have lately laid under some obligations.

Jean de La Bruyere

There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it.

Jean de La Bruyere

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.

Jean de La Bruyere

There is nothing which continues longer than a moderate fortune; nothing of which one sees sooner the end than a large fortune.

Jean de La Bruyere

To be among people one loves, that’s sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal.

Jean de La Bruyere

To delay is injustice.

Jean de La Bruyere

To endeavor to forget anyone is a certain way of thinking of nothing else.

Jean de La Bruyere

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

Jean de La Bruyere