There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.
Jean de la BruyereWe should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.
Jean de la BruyereIf a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her.
Jean de la BruyereA blockhead cannot come in, nor go away, nor sit, nor rise, nor stand, like a man of sense.
Jean de la Bruyere