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Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.
Jean de la Bruyere
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Jean de la Bruyere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1645
Born: August 16
Died: 1696
Died: May 10
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French Moralist
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Jean de La Bruyere
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The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.
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A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.
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