Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de La Bruyèrewas a French philosopher and moralist...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryFrance
hate hatred stubborn
Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death.
life men lasts
Most men make use of the first part of their life to render the last part miserable.
happiness laughing waiting
Don't wait to be happy to laugh... You may die and never have laughed.
men ears doe
Life at court does not satisfy a man, but it keeps him from being satisfied with anything else.
people ears palaces
The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.
society individual regeneration
The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.
men envy unjust
We seek our happiness outside ourselves, and in the opinion of men we know to be flatterers, insincere, unjust, full of envy, caprice and prejudice.
sublime eloquence whole
Eloquence is to the sublime what the whole is to the part.
writing may kind
Eloquence may be found in conversations and in all kinds of writings; it is rarely found when looked for, and sometimes discovered where it is least expected.
expression important tone
The most important things must be said simply, for they are spoiled by bombast; whereas trivial things must be described grandly, for they are supported only by aptness of expression, tone and manner.
book hands judging
When what you read elevates your mind and fills you with noble aspirations, look for no other rule by which to judge a book; it is good, and is the work of a master-hand.
heirs misery spendthrift
The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.
running men extremes
Women run to extremes, they are either better or worse than men.
writing men merit
It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all.