Life is a kind of sleep: old men sleep longest, nor begin to wake but when they are to die.
Jean de la BruyereTo give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?
Jean de la BruyereFriendship * * * is a long time in forming, it is of slow growth, through many trials and months of familiarity.
Jean de la Bruyere