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Jean de La Bruyere Quotes
Showing: 41 - 50 Jean de La Bruyere Quotes of 73
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side.
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man.
Impertinent wits are a kind of insect which are in everybody's way and plentiful in all countries.
If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her.
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.
It is the glory and the merit of some men to write well, and of others not to write at all.
The same common sense which makes an author write good things, makes him dread they are not good enough to deserve reading.
To make a book is as much a trade as to make a clock; something more than intelligence is required to become an author.
Most men spend the first half of their lives making the second half miserable.
If some died and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.
Illness Quote
It is not that you become soft [from illness] so much as that the world you live in expands and your awareness of it is enormously enlarged.
Life Quote
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Life Quote
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Strength Quote
Some people think it's holding on that makes one strong. Sometimes it's letting go.
Inspirational Quote
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
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