No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no cause to miss him less.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.

Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native...

Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native...

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...

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

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 pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very...

The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very...

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...

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it...

If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it...

Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed,...

As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed,...

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay...

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry,...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry,...

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

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

Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to...

Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to...

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...

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be...

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be...

Power of mind is infinite while brawn is limited.

Power of mind is infinite while brawn is limited.

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power,...

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power,...