Tag: Jean de la Bruyere
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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.
Jean de la Bruyere
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The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.
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Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.
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A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.
Jean de la Bruyere
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A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.
Jean de la Bruyere
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The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.
Jean de la Bruyere
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At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.
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The court is like a palace of marble; it’s composed of people very hard and very polished.
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The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.
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We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.
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