“Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.”
Future
“Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future.”
FutureAll Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
“We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.”
Fear“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“At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.”
Alone“Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.”
Truth“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“Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.”
Marriage“It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile?”
Smile“They that have lived a single day have lived an age.”
Age“Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.”
Happiness“It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.”
Men“Love and friendship exclude each other.”
Friendship“Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.”
Health“Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future.”
Future“We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.”
Alone“It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.”
Alone“The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.”
Fear“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“The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.”
Love