Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better...

A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better...

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.

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...

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...

Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future.

Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future.

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...

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.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest...

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest...

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

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

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its...

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame;...

There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame;...

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

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