Jean de la Bruyere

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

All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone…

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of…

It’s motive alone which gives character to the actions of men…

Love and friendship exclude each other…

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue…

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love…

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction…

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your…

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

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at…

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the…

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry…

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker…

There are only three events in a man’s life birth, life, and death he is…