Jean de La Bruy�re
France
16 Aug 1645 // 11 May 1696
Writer / Moralist
16 Aug 1645 // 11 May 1696
Writer / Moralist
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When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it
The wise man sometimes flees from society from fear of being bored
We trust our secrets to our friends, but they escape from us in love
The beginning and the end of love are both marked by embarrassment when the two find themselves alone
Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity
Eloquence is to the sublime what the whole is to the part
Rarely do they appear great before their valets
A judge's duty is to grant justice, but his practice is to delay it: even those judges who know their duty adhere to the general practice
Men are the cause of women not loving one another
Jesting, often, only proves a want of intellect
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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