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

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

Topics: Vanity Quotes

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...

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

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

The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.

The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.

We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we...

We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we...

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;...

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...

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek...

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek...

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Love and friendship exclude each other.

Love and friendship exclude each other.

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.

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...

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at...

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at...

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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

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

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...

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.