Jean de La Bruyere

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity.

Jean de La Bruyere

Men regret their life has been ill-spent, but this does not always induce them to make a better use of the time they have yet to live.

Jean de La Bruyere

Mockery is often the result of a poverty of wit.

Jean de La Bruyere

Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out.

Jean de La Bruyere

Most men make use of the first part of their life to render the last part miserable.

Jean de La Bruyere

Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

Jean de La Bruyere

Nothing is easier for passion than to overcome reason, but the greatest triumph is to conquer a man’s own interests.

Jean de La Bruyere

The nearer we approach great men, the clearer we see that they are men.

Jean de La Bruyere

The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.

Jean de La Bruyere

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

Jean de La Bruyere