A heap of epithets is poor praise: the praise lies in the facts, and in the way of telling them. — Jean de La Bruyere
A show of a certain amount of honesty is in any profession or business the surest way of growing rich. — Jean de La Bruyere
If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction. — Jean de La Bruyere
As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed — Jean de La Bruyere
Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health — Jean de La Bruyere
The same vices that are gross and insupportable in others we do not notice in ourselves. — Jean de La Bruyere
We see men fall from high estate on account of the very faults through which they attained it. — Jean de La Bruyere
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. — Jean de La Bruyere
It is a great misfortune to have the wit to speak, but not the sense when to remain silent. — Jean de La Bruyere
It is the glory and merit of some men to write well, and of others not to write at all. — Jean de La Bruyere
The majority of men devote the greater part of their lives to making their remaining years unhappy. — Jean de La Bruyere
It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent. — Jean de La Bruyere
We must laugh before we are happy for fear of dying without having laughed at all. — Jean de La Bruyere
The noblest deeds are well enough set forth in simple language; emphasis spoils them. — Jean de La Bruyere
The court is like a palace of marble; it’s composed of people very hard and very polished. — Jean de La Bruyere