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It is weakness which makes us...

It is weakness which makes us hate an enemy and seek revenge, and it is idleness that pacifies us and causes us to neglect it.

Jean de La Bruyere 517 quotes

A man must have very eminent ...

A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite.

Jean de La Bruyere 517 quotes

A man may have intelligence e...

A man may have intelligence enough to excel in a particular thing and lecture on it, and yet not have sense enough to know he ought to be silent on some other subject of which he has but a slight knowledge; if such an illustrious man ventures beyond the bounds of his capacity, he loses his way and talks like a fool.

Jean de La Bruyere 517 quotes

It is not so easy to obtain a...

It is not so easy to obtain a reputation by a perfect work as to enhance the value of an indifferent one by a reputation already acquired.

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An egotist will always speak ...

An egotist will always speak of himself, either in praise or in censure, but a modest man ever shuns making himself the subject of his conversation.

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Logic is the art of convincin...

Logic is the art of convincing us some truth.

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Jesting, often, only proves a...

Jesting, often, only proves a want of intellect. [Fr., La moquerie est souvent une indigence d'esprit.]

Jean de La Bruyere 517 quotes

The finest and most beautiful...

The finest and most beautiful ideas on morals and manners have been swept away before our times, and nothing is left for us but to glean after the ancients and the ablest amongst the moderns.

Jean de La Bruyere 517 quotes

I am told so many ill things ...

I am told so many ill things of a man, and I see so few in him, that I begin to suspect he has a real but troublesome merit, as being likely to eclipse that of others.

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It is a proof of boorishness ...

It is a proof of boorishness to confer a favor with a bad grace; it is the act of giving that is hard and painful. How little does a smile cost?

Jean de La Bruyere 517 quotes

Women are extreme; they are b...

Women are extreme; they are better than men, or worse.

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When, after having read a wor...

When, after having read a work, loftier thoughts arise in your mind and noble and heartfelt feelings animate you, do not look for any other rule to judge it by; it is fine and written in a masterly manner.

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The very impossibility which ...

The very impossibility which I find to prove that God is not, discovers to me his existence.

Jean de La Bruyere 517 quotes

The great charm of conversati...

The great charm of conversation consists less in the display of one's own wit and intelligence than in the power to draw forth the resources of others.

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To give awkwardly is churlish...

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

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Foolish jokers are thick on t...

Foolish jokers are thick on the ground, and it rains insects of that sort everywhere. A good joker is a rarity; even a man who is such by nature finds it hard to sustain the part for long; it seldom happens that the man who makes us laugh wins our esteem.

Jean de La Bruyere 517 quotes

Modesty is to merit, what sha...

Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out.

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The best thing next to wit is...

The best thing next to wit is a consciousness that it is not in us; without wit, a man might then know how to behave himself, so as not to appear to be a fool or a coxcomb.

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He who only writes to suit th...

He who only writes to suit the taste of the age, considers himself more than his writings. We should always aim at perfection, and then posterity will do us that justice which sometimes our contemporaries refuse us.

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Rarely do they appear great b...

Rarely do they appear great before their valets. [Fr., Rarement ils sont grands vis-a-vis de leur valets-de-chambre.]

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