There are only two ways of getting on in the world either by one's own industry, or by the stupidity of others.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

Topics: Stupidity Quotes

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.

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...

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...

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's...

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Love and friendship exclude each other.

Love and friendship exclude each other.

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue...

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue...

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...

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...

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

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...

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...

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...

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to...

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.