The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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...

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...

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.

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.

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay...

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay...

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...

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...

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

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

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your...

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your...

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...

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

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

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

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...

Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to...

Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to...

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.

We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.

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...

Modesty is to merit, as shades to figures in a picture, giving it strength and...

Modesty is to merit, as shades to figures in a picture, giving it strength and...

At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of...

At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of...

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you...

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you...