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.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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,...

We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we...

We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we...

No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no...

No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no...

The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only...

The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only...

Love and friendship exclude each other

Love and friendship exclude each other

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...

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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...

We must laugh before we are happy for fear of dying without having laughed at...

We must laugh before we are happy for fear of dying without having laughed at...

To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to...

To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to...

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.

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to...

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to...

A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there...

A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there...

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

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.

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.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there...

A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there...

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

It is profoundly tragic that I am a slave, but it is profoundly joyous that...

It is profoundly tragic that I am a slave, but it is profoundly joyous that...