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

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

Topics: Crime Quotes, Poverty Quotes, Senses Quotes

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at...

One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. What...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. What...

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...

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

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

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.

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely...

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely...

We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and...

We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and...

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his...

At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his...