A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does. Jean de La Bruyere View this quote
The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself. Jean de La Bruyere
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There is nothing men are so anxious to keep, and yet are so careless about, as life. Jean de La Bruyere
Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker. Jean de La Bruyere
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other’s little failings. Jean de La Bruyere
We must strive to make ourselves really worthy of some employment. We need pay no attention to anything else; the rest is the business of others. Jean de La Bruyere
We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much. Jean de La Bruyere
When life is unhappy it is hard to endure, when it is happy it is terrible to think of it ending. Both amount to the same thing in the end. Jean de La Bruyere
A blockhead cannot come in, nor go away, nor sit, nor rise, nor stand, like a man of sense. Jean de La Bruyere
A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit. Jean de La Bruyere
A faithless woman, if known to be such by the person concerned, is but faithless; if she is believed faithful, she is treacherous. Jean de La Bruyere
17th-century French writer and philosopher
August 16th, 1645 - May 10th, 1696
