Jean De La BruyFre Quotes & Quotations

Jean De La BruyFre Quotes

» No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no cause to miss him less.

» It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

» There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work.

» That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if he suffers at the hands of those to whom he has done good, then his goodness is so great that it could be enhanced only by greater sufferings; and if he should die at their hands, his virtue can go no further: it is heroic, it is perfect.

» 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.

» The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you.

» A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

» Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of his death, which distresses her so much that she forgets not the slightest detail about it.

» When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.

» It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.

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