He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.
Jean De La Bruyere quote If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it is horrible to lose, So the one is pretty equal to the other.
Jean De La Bruyere quote If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.
Jean De La Bruyere quote It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
Jean De La Bruyere quote Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.
Jean De La Bruyere quote One should never risk a joke, even of the mildest and most unexceptional charters, except among people of culture and wit.
Jean De La Bruyere quote No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no cause to miss him less.
Jean De La Bruyere quote Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.
Jean De La Bruyere quote Biography
French philosopher, 1645 - 96
