Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. Jean de la Bruyere authorbookclock Change image and share on social
I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found. Jean de la Bruyere chastedisinterestedlyfind Change image and share on social
We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together. Jean de la Bruyere dawndeclinefeel Change image and share on social
Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank. Jean de la Bruyere confinemanmarriage Change image and share on social
Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity. Jean de la Bruyere blushcrimeman Change image and share on social
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work. Jean de la Bruyere concludefamelife Change image and share on social
All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone. Jean de la Bruyere inabilityunhappiness Change image and share on social
Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future. Jean de la Bruyere childenjoyfuture Change image and share on social
There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience. Jean de la Bruyere advancedeliberatelydistant Change image and share on social
They that have lived a single day have lived an age. Jean de la Bruyere agedaylive Change image and share on social