This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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...

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to...

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to...

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

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

Love and friendship exclude each other

Love and friendship exclude each other

The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and...

The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and...

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...

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.

If poverty is the mother of crime, lack of good sense is the father.

If poverty is the mother of crime, lack of good sense is the father.

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

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,...

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

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

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...

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies...

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies...

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

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

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

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...

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 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...

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.