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

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

Topics: Jean De La Bruyere Quotes

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.

The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.

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...

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...

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician...

As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician...

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...

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

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

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue...

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

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...

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring