Outward simplicity befits ordinary men, like a garment made to measure for them; but it serves as an adornment to those who have filled their lives with great deeds: they might be compared to some beauty carelessly dressed and thereby all the more attractive.
Jean de la BruyereTo what excesses do men rush for the sake of religion, of whose truth they are so little persuaded, and to whose precepts they pay so little regard!
Jean de la BruyereAmongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less; or if you must talk, say little.
Jean de la BruyereIt is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?
Jean de la Bruyere