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
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Jean de la Bruyere : French Philosopher
Born: 1645
Died: 1696
In order to speak about all and to all, one has to speak of …
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before …
It is not short of amazing, the power of a great idea to wel…
Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as la…
If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as wel…
Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as wel…
In order to speak about all and to all, one has to speak of …
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before …
It is not short of amazing, the power of a great idea to wel…
Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as la…
If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as wel…
People don’t follow titles, they follow courage. William Wel…
We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things wel…
Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as wel…
Parents need all the help they can get. The strongest as wel…
Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be… wel…
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools bec…
We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real…
Men don’t come up to you to just talk. We come up to you wit…
Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, an…
Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the man…
Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act…
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should l…
Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is…
That neither our thoughts, nor passions, nor ideas formed by…
Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams,…
