“Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“Love and friendship exclude each other.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“They that have lived a single day have lived an age.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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“There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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