We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.
Jean de la BruyereThe shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours.
Jean de la BruyereThe whole genius of an author consists in describing well, and delineating character well. Homer, Plato, Virgil, Horace only excel other writers by their expressions and images; we must indicate what is true if we mean to write naturally, forcibly and delicately.
Jean de la Bruyere