Women become attached to men by the intimacies they grant them; men are cured of their love by the same intimacies. Jean de la Bruyere More Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere More Quotes From Jean de la Bruyere The same amount of pride which makes a man treat haughtily his inferiors, makes him cringe servilely; to those above him. Jean de la Bruyere treats pride men A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed. Jean de la Bruyere merit birth causes There is no employment in the world so laborious as that of making to one's self a great name; life ends before one has scarcely made the first rough draught of his work. Jean de la Bruyere employment self names One faithful Friend is enough for a man's self, 'tis much to meet with such an one, yet we can't have too many for the sake of others. Jean de la Bruyere friends self men Most men employ the first part of life to make the other part miserable. Jean de la Bruyere men life firsts A man of moderate Understanding, thinks he writes divinely: A man of good Understanding, thinks he writes reasonably. Jean de la Bruyere writing men thinking Friendship * * * is a long time in forming, it is of slow growth, through many trials and months of familiarity. Jean de la Bruyere growth friendship long Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste. Jean de la Bruyere taste friendship men Love and friendship exclude each other. Jean de la Bruyere love-and-friendship love friendship The highest reach of a news-writer is an empty Reasoning on Policy, and vain Conjectures on the public Management. Jean de la Bruyere journalism news management The News-writer lies down at Night in great Tranquillity, upon a piece of News which corrupts before Morning, and which he is obliged to throw away as soon as he awakes. Jean de la Bruyere morning night lying The greatest part of mankind employ their first years to make their last miserable. Jean de la Bruyere lasts years firsts A modest man never talks of himself. Jean de la Bruyere modest modesty men He who has lived a day has lived an age. Jean de la Bruyere one-day age We dread old age, which are not sure of being able to attain. Jean de la Bruyere not-sure able age In Friendship we only see those faults which may be prejudicial to our friends. In love we see no faults but those by which we suffer ourselves. Jean de la Bruyere suffering may friendship Children have neither past nor future; and that which seldom happens to us, they rejoice in the present. Jean de la Bruyere childhood children past A woman with eyes only for one person, or with eyes always averted from him, creates exactly the same impression. Jean de la Bruyere impression eye love A man starts upon a sudden, takes Pen, Ink, and Paper, and without ever having had a thought of it before, resolves within himself he will write a Book; he has no Talent at Writing, but he wants fifty Guineas. Jean de la Bruyere writing men book There is a pleasure in meeting the glance of a person whom we have lately laid under some obligations. Jean de la Bruyere glances obligation pleasure
