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.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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.

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel...

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel...

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

Love and friendship exclude each other

Love and friendship exclude each other

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

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,...

Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.

Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do...

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do...

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...

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.