The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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...

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

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

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...

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

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 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...

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...

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

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...

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry,...

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry,...

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.

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...

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

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