Jean de la Bruyere | truth
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Jean de La Bruyère
Jean de la Bruyere | smile
It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile?
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Jean de la Bruyere | sad
It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.
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Jean de la Bruyere | power
We should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.
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Jean de la Bruyere | poetry
There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.
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Jean de la Bruyere | patience
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.
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