Tag: Jean de la Bruyere

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Jean de La Bruyère Truth

Jean de la Bruyere | truth

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.

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Jean de La Bruyère Truth

Jean de la Bruyere | truth

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

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Jean de La Bruyère Time

Jean de la Bruyere | time

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

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Jean de La Bruyère society

Jean de la Bruyere | society

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

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Jean de La Bruyère society

Jean de la Bruyere | society

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

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Jean de La Bruyère smile

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 Bruyère sad

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 Bruyère

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 Bruyère poetry

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 Bruyère patience

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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