Facts about Jean de la Bruyere

Occup.Philosopher
FromFrance
Died1696 AC

Summary

Jean de la Bruyere was a famous Philosopher from France.

Our collection contains 59 quotes who is written / told by Jean, under the main topic Legal.

59 Famous quotes by Jean de la Bruyere

Small: The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest
"The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest"
Small: He who tip-toes cannot stand he who strides cannot walk
"He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk"
Small: Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates
"Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates"
Small: Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought too late
"Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought too late"
Small: Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them there are some things you cann
"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"
Small: Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us
"Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us"
Small: Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future
"Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future"
Small: Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect
"Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect"
Small: Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your p
"Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property"
Small: At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone
"At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone"
Small: As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one
"As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before"
Small: All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone
"All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone"
Small: All mens misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone
"All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone"
Small: A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself a modest man does not talk of himself
"A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself"
Small: A slave has but one master an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful i
"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"
Small: A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less
"A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less"
Small: 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"
Small: A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely a good mind thinks it writes reasonably
"A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably"
Small: 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"
Small: A man can keep anothers secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others
"A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others"
Small: There are only three events in a mans life birth, life, and death he is not conscious of being born, he
"There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live"
Small: There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, pub
"There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking"
Small: Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity
"Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity"
Small: There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste there are no hon
"There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience"
Small: The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored
"The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored"
Small: Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank
"Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank"
Small: No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no cause to miss him less
"No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no cause to miss him less"
Small: They that have lived a single day have lived an age
"They that have lived a single day have lived an age"
Small: The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love
"The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love"
Small: When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other s
"When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman"
Small: When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test
"When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman"
Small: We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed
"We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed"
Small: We should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill o
"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"
Small: We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together
"We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together"
Small: We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all
"We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all"
Small: We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together
"We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together"
Small: Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty
"Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty"
Small: Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each others little failings
"Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings"
Small: To be among people one loves, thats sufficient to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to
"To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal"
Small: The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribu
"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"
Small: The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education
"The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education"
Small: The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things
"The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things"
Small: The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sic
"The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation"
Small: The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle it suggests the idea of one
"The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one"
Small: The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others.
"The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you"
Small: The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth
"The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth"
Small: The court is like a palace of marble its composed of people very hard and very polished
"The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished"
Small: Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father
"Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father"
Small: Making a book is a craft, like making a clock it needs more than native wit to be an author
"Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author"
Small: Love and friendship exclude each other
"Love and friendship exclude each other"
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