Duty is what goes most against the grain, because in doing that we do only what we are strictly obliged to, and are seldom much praised for it.
Jean de la BruyereWe hope to grow old and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and we flee from death.
Jean de la BruyereIf men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable.
Jean de la BruyereWhen we have run through all forms of government, without partiality to that we were born under, we are at a loss with which to side; they are all a compound of good and evil. It is therefore most reasonable and safe to value that of our own country above all others, and to submit to it.
Jean de la Bruyere