Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere

Explore a curated collection of 45 quotes by Jean de la Bruyere. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were. — Jean de la Bruyere
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. — Jean de la Bruyere
The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to their valets. — Jean de la Bruyere
The most exquisite pleasure is giving pleasure to others. — Jean de la Bruyere
The most exquisite pleasure is giving pleasure to others. — Jean de la Bruyere
Liberality consists less in giving much than in giving at the right moment. — Jean de la Bruyere
Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think. — Jean de la Bruyere
As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live a physician will be made fun of but he will be well paid. — Jean de la Bruyere
A modest man never talks of himself. — Jean de la Bruyere
He who has lived a day has lived an age. — Jean de la Bruyere
Those who make the worst use of their time most complain of its brevity. — Jean de la Bruyere
Out of difficulties grow miracles. — Jean de la Bruyere
A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite. — Jean de la Bruyere
There are certain people who so ardently and passionately desire a thing that from dread of losing it they leave nothin — Jean de la Bruyere
We must laugh before we are happy for fear of dying without having laughed at all. — Jean de la Bruyere
It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgement to be silent. — Jean de la Bruyere
It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent. — Jean de la Bruyere
There is no business in the world so troublesome as the pursuit of fame: life is over before you have hardly begun your — Jean de la Bruyere
There are but two ways of rising in the world: either by one's own industry or profiting by the foolishness of others. — Jean de la Bruyere
Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present which seldom happens to us. — Jean de la Bruyere