Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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.

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's...

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's...

The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it...

The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it...

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

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...

There are three stages in a person's life, birth, their life and death. They are...

There are three stages in a person's life, birth, their life and death. They are...

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...

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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...

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to...

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to...

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

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...

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.