“The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.”
Love
“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.”
PowerAll Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
“The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.”
Truth“All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.”
Alone“We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.”
Fear“It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.”
Men“It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile?”
Smile“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.”
Death“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.”
Patience“At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.”
Alone“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.”
Time“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.”
Power“All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.”
Alone“Love and friendship exclude each other.”
Friendship“We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.”
Alone“There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.”
Music“The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.”
Fear“Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.”
Future“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.”
Death“We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.”
Alone“Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.”
Friendship