Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. Jean de la Bruyere Friendship
The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education. Jean de la Bruyere Society
There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking. Jean de la Bruyere Music
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 Bruyere Patience
When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman. Jean de la Bruyere Work
The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation. Jean de la Bruyere Death
Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us. Jean de la Bruyere Future
It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile? Jean de la Bruyere Smile
Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property. Jean de la Bruyere Legal
It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues. Jean de la Bruyere Sad
A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less. Jean de la Bruyere Great
We 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 Bruyere Power
There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live. Jean de la Bruyere Death