We seek our happiness outside ourselves, and in the opinion of men we know to be flatterers, insincere, unjust, full of envy, caprice and prejudice.
Jean de la BruyereThe pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.
Jean de la BruyereA woman with eyes only for one person, or with eyes always averted from him, creates exactly the same impression.
Jean de la Bruyere