A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death

Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death

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...

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 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...

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.

There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is...

There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is...

He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.

He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.

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...

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

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

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...

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...