Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought too late

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

Topics: Thought Quotes

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek...

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek...

Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

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

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

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

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

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

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

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

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

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart

No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.

No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.