Quotes by Jean De La Bruyere

We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.

#Love

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

#Action

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

#Friendship

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

#Age

We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we...

#Age

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

#Friendship, #Love

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

#Love

Love and friendship exclude each other

#Friendship, #Love

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

#Books, #Clocks

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

#Power

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

#Stupidity

There are only two ways of getting on in the world either by one's own...

#Stupidity