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Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them.
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To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools.
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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.
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Women run to extremes; they are either better or worse than men.
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Most men make use of the first part of their life to render the last part miserable.
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Outward simplicity befits ordinary men, like a garment made to measure for them; but it serves as an adornment to those who have filled their lives with great deeds.
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It does not take twenty years for men to change their opinions of things which had seemed to them the truest, and most certain.
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From time to time there appear on the face of the earth men of rare and consummate excellence, who dazzle us by their virtue, and whose outstanding qualities shed a stupendous light. Like those extraordinary stars of whose origins we are ignorant, and of whose fate, once they have vanished, we know even less, such men have neither forebears nor descendants: they are the whole of their race.
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Lofty posts make great men greater still, and small men much smaller.
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Men would not live long in society if they were not the dupes of each other.
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Let us not envy a certain class of men for their enormous riches; they have paid such an equivalent for them that it would not suit us; they have given for them their peace of mind, their health, their honor, and their conscience; this is rather too dear, and there is nothing to be made out of such a bargain.
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The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself; he who goes away pleased with himself and his own wit is also greatly pleased with you. Most men would rather please than admire you; they seek less to be instructed, and even to be amused, than to be praised and applauded.
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Women go further in love than most men, but men go further in friendship than women.
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Women are extremists: they are either better or worse than men.
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As long as men are liable to die and desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he will be well paid.
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Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worst to an actress
Joyce Cary
Jean de La Bruyère
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Born:
August 16, 1645
Died:
May 11, 1696
(aged 50)
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