“Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.
“Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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We should keep silent about those in
“We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The regeneration of society is the regeneration
“The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Grief at the absence of a loved
“Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Category: happiness
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It is a sad thing when men
“It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Category: men
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The wise person often shuns society for
“The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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We perceive when love begins and when
“We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert
“Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Category: legal
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Those who make the worst use of
“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Category: time
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There are certain things in which mediocrity
“There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.”
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Category: poetry
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