Quotes By Jean De La Bruyere
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.
Jean de la Bruyere
The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one.
Jean de la Bruyere
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.
Jean de la Bruyere
The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.
Jean de la Bruyere
The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.
Jean de la Bruyere
We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.
Jean de la Bruyere
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you.
Jean de la Bruyere
A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his position.
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 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
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
Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.
Jean de la Bruyere
Everything has been said, and we are more than seven thousand years of human thought too late.
Jean de la Bruyere
Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.
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
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
Jean de la Bruyere
The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.
Jean de la Bruyere