One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all. — Jean de La Bruyere
Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued. — Jean de La Bruyere
It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues. — Jean de La Bruyere
Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death. — Jean de La Bruyere
The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things. — Jean de La Bruyere
From time to time there appear on the face of the earth men of rare and consummate excellence — Jean de La Bruyere
When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings — Jean de La Bruyere
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. — Jean de La Bruyere
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other’s little failings. — Jean de La Bruyere
At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone. — Jean de La Bruyere
We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and flee from death. — Jean de La Bruyere
No road is too long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry, and no attainment is — Jean de La Bruyere
There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. — Jean de La Bruyere