We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

Topics: Power Quotes

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 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...

Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom...

Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom...

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...

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your...

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your...

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.

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.

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.

Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty.

Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty.

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...

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the...

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the...

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...

It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient...

It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient...

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest...

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest...

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...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. What...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. What...

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father.

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father.

Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a...

Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a...

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.