We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.
Jean de La BruyèreGenerosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.
Jean de La Bruyèrethat man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if he suffers at the hands of those to whom he has done good, then his goodness is so great that it could be enhanced only by greater sufferings; and if he should die at their hands, his virtue can go no further: it is heroic, it is perfect
Jean de La BruyèreTags: humor good-intentions
The pleasure of criticism takes away from us the pleasure of being deeply moved by very fine things.
Jean de La BruyèreTags: criticism
The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves.
Jean de La BruyèreTags: manners attitude etiquette character
The unnamed should not be mistaken for the nonexistent.
Jean de La BruyèreTags: manners character étiquette including-others
Nous cherchons notre bonheur hors de nousmêmes, et dans l’opinion des hommes, que nous connaissons flatteurs, peu sincères, sans équité, pleins d’envie, de caprices et de préventions: quelle bizarrerie!
Jean de La BruyèreTags: bonheur
La gloria o el mérito de ciertos hombres consiste en escribir bien; el de otros consiste en no escribir.
Jean de La BruyèreTags: vila-matas roberto-bolano macial-alcala
Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
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