If men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable. — Jean de La Bruyere
Some young people do not sufficiently understand the advantages of natural charms, — Jean de La Bruyere
There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, — Jean de La Bruyere
A person’s worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself. — Jean de La Bruyere
Children are contemptuous, haughty, irritable, envious, sneaky, selfish, lazy, flighty, timid, liars — Jean de La Bruyere
Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste. — Jean de La Bruyere
We should only endeavour to think and speak correctly ourselves, without wishing — Jean de La Bruyere