There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.

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.

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 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...

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...

Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

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...

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.

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

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

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

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

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,...

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,...

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

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

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us...

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us...

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...

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...

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

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

If, in the present chaotic and shameful struggle for existence, when organized society offers a...

If, in the present chaotic and shameful struggle for existence, when organized society offers a...

When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is...

When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...