Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed,...

As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed,...

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

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

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to...

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to...

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...

Love and friendship exclude each other

Love and friendship exclude each other

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 slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are...

The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are...

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

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

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...

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 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...

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

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...

The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea...

The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea...

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to...

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to...

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.

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...

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to...

To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to...

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...