A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.
Jean De La Bruyere quote To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal.
Jean De La Bruyere quote We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.
Jean De La Bruyere quote We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.
Jean De La Bruyere quote 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.
Jean De La Bruyere quote When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.
Jean De La Bruyere quote This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.
Jean De La Bruyere quote 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 quote Biography
French philosopher, 1645 - 96
