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

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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...

Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money,...

Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money,...

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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...

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...

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...

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very...

The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.

Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...