Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are...

The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are...

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.

A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better...

A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better...

There are only two ways of getting on in the world either by one's own...

There are only two ways of getting on in the world either by one's own...

Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money,...

Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money,...

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.

If poverty is the mother of crime, lack of good sense is the father.

If poverty is the mother of crime, lack of good sense is the father.

The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and...

The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and...

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of...

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of...

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are...

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are...

Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought...

Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought...

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies...

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies...

The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.

The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

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.

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.

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely...

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely...

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek...

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek...

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but of the nature of learning;...

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but of the nature of learning;...

What havoc has been made of books through every century of the Christian era? Where...

What havoc has been made of books through every century of the Christian era? Where...