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

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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

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

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

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

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

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

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...

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies...

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies...

The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only...

The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only...

Love and friendship exclude each other.

Love and friendship exclude each other.

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry,...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry,...

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...

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.

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.

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

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.

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

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...

We see men fall from high estate on account of the very faults through which...

We see men fall from high estate on account of the very faults through which...

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

Pride is the mask we make of our faults

Pride is the mask we make of our faults