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We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.
Jean de la Bruyere
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Jean de la Bruyere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1645
Born: August 16
Died: 1696
Died: May 10
Aphorist
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French Moralist
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France
Jean de La Bruyere
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Heart
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A dogmatic tone is generally inspired by abysmal ignorance. The man who knows nothing thinks he is informing others of something which he has that moment learnt the man who knows a great deal can scarcely believe that people are ignorant of what he is telling them, and speaks more diffidently.
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Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less or if you must talk, say little.
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Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.
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An assembly of the states, a court of justice, shows nothing so serious and grave as a table of gamesters playing very high a melancholy solicitude clouds their looks envy and rancor agitate their minds while the meeting lasts, without regard to friendship, alliances, birth or distinctions.
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All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.
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The most exquisite pleasure is giving pleasure to others.
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It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all.
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You think him to be your dupe if he feigns to be so who is the greater dupe, he or you?
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A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.
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The events we most desire do not happen or, if they do, it is neither in the time nor in the circumstances when they would have given us extreme pleasure.
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When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.
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We need not envy certain people their great wealth they acquired it at a heavy cost, which would not suit us they staked their rest, their health, their honour and their conscience to acquire it, the price is too high, and there is nothing to be gained by such a bargain.
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We should only endeavour to think and speak correctly ourselves, without wishing to bring others over to our taste and opinions.
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A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does.
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