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

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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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,...

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a...

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a...

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...

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to...

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to...

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor...

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do...

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do...

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.

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

Be, as many now are, rich to yourself, poor to your friends.

Be, as many now are, rich to yourself, poor to your friends.