If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity

Love and friendship exclude each other

Love and friendship exclude each other

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...

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...

If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it...

If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it...

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

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

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 wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

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

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

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...

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

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

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity.

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity.

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 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...

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel...

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel...

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

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

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.

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely...

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely...

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...

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

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