31 quotes by Jean de la Bruyere

“They that have lived a single day have lived an age.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“There are only three events in a man's life birth, life, and death he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Love and friendship exclude each other.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“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

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“There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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