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Jean de la Bruyere quotes

French Philosopher

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Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your..."
Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts..."
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more..."
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. Jean de la Bruyere
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. Jean de la Bruyere
We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the..."
As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude."
This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude. 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
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought."
A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand..."
Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought too late. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits..."
Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and..."
Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people..."
The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the..."
The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth. Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere quote: "A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were."
A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were. Jean de la Bruyere

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