Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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

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

Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

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,...

Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought...

Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought...

There are three stages in a person's life, birth, their life and death. They are...

There are three stages in a person's life, birth, their life and death. They are...

Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death

Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are...

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are...

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.

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...

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...

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...

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

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...

Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought...

Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought...

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,...

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

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 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.

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 wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

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