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

Quote by Jean De La Bruyere

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Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

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...

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

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...

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay...

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay...

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...

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...

He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.

He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.

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

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

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...

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

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 wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

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

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...

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your...

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your...

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.

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...

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided among...

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided among...

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a...

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a...