Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de la Bruyere
Jean de La Bruyèrewas a French philosopher and moralist...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryFrance
wise men doe
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
expression important tone
The most important things must be said simply, for they are spoiled by bombast; whereas trivial things must be described grandly, for they are supported only by aptness of expression, tone and manner.
wise men suffering
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others.
love-life age dread
We hope to grow old and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and we flee from death.
time hours particular
Every hour in itself, as it respects us in particular, is the only one we can call our own.
time years months
Days, months, years fly away, and irrecoverably sink in the abyss of time.
funny money men
Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them.
death fashion husband
Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of his death, which distresses her so much that she forgets not the slightest detail about it.
pain children selfish
Children are contemptuous, haughty, irritable, envious, sneaky, selfish, lazy, flighty, timid, liars and hypocrites, quick to laugh and cry, extreme in expressing joy and sorrow, especially about trifles, they'll do anything to avoid pain but they enjoy inflicting it: little men already.
beauty men simplicity
Outward simplicity befits ordinary men, like a garment made to measure for them; but it serves as an adornment to those who have filled their lives with great deeds: they might be compared to some beauty carelessly dressed and thereby all the more attractive.
women men dislike
It is because of men that women dislike one another.
success two stupidity
There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.
writing may kind
Eloquence may be found in conversations and in all kinds of writings; it is rarely found when looked for, and sometimes discovered where it is least expected.
procrastination delay injustice
To delay is injustice.