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Jean de la Bruyere quotes

French Philosopher

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Jean de la Bruyere quote: "It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men."
It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give..."
No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no cause to miss him less. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without..."
We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each..."
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without..."
One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a..."
A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less. Jean de la Bruyere
A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his position. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well..."
It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest..."
It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile? Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved..."
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. Jean de la Bruyere
Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is..."
Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to..."
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks..."
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone."
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone. Jean de la Bruyere

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