481 Quotes by Jean De La Bruyere

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

"No road is to long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve it"

"A faithless woman, if known to be such by the person concerned, is but faithless ; if she is believed faithful, she is treacherous."

"Eminent station makes great men more great, and little ones less."

"The noblest deeds are well enough set forth in simple language; emphasis spoils them."

"A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were."

"The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others."

"To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune!"

"How happy the station which every moment furnishes opportunities of doing good to thousands! How dangerous that which every moment exposes to the injuring of millions!"

"Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property."