Quotes by : Jean de La Bruyère

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

The pleasure of criticism takes away from us the pleasure of being deeply moved by very fine things.

The unnamed should not be mistaken for the nonexistent.

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

If some persons died and others did not die death would indeed be a terrible affliction.

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.

The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased....

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste there are no honors....

If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is their father.