Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others, from indolence, from stupidity, from distraction of thought, from contempt of others, from jealousy.
Jean de la BruyereIf a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her.
Jean de la BruyereThe pleasure a man of honor enjoys in the consciousness of having performed his duty is a reward he pays himself for all his pains.
Jean de la Bruyere