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A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.
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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Favor exalts a man above his equals, but his dismissal from that favor places him below them.
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Life is a kind of sleep: old men sleep longest, nor begin to wake but when they are to die.
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Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.
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A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does.
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Great things only require to be simply told, for they are spoiled by emphasis but little things should be clothed in lofty language, as they are only kept up by expression, tone of voice, and style of delivery.
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Everything has been said, and we have come too late, now that men have been living and thinking for seven thousand years and more.
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Anything is a temptation to those who dread it.
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Man makes up his mind he will preach, and he preaches.
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Great things astonish us, and small dishearten us. Custom makes both familiar.
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