“ If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction. Jean de la Bruyere
“ It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile? Jean de la Bruyere
“ Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property. Jean de la Bruyere
“ 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
“ We should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly. Jean de la Bruyere
“ There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking. Jean de la Bruyere
“ There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience. Jean de la Bruyere
