"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."
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"Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker."
Jean de la Bruyere"Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings."
Jean de la Bruyere"Love and friendship exclude each other."
Jean de la Bruyere"The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest."
Jean de la Bruyere"Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us."
Jean de la Bruyere"Out of difficulties grow miracles."
Jean de la Bruyere"At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone."
Jean de la Bruyere"The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love."
Jean de la Bruyere"Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank."
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"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"The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored."
Jean de la Bruyere"When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman."
Jean de la Bruyere"Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property."
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