Maxioms by Jean De La Bruyere
When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who
confided it.
When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who
confided it.
The wise man sometimes flees from society from fear of being
bored.
The wise man sometimes flees from society from fear of being
bored.
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
When a man puts on a Character he is a stranger to, there's as
much difference between what he read more
When a man puts on a Character he is a stranger to, there's as
much difference between what he appears, and what he is really in
himself, as there is between a VIzor and a Face.
Between good sense and good taste there is the difference between
cause and effect.
[Fr., Entre le bon read more
Between good sense and good taste there is the difference between
cause and effect.
[Fr., Entre le bon sens et le bon gout il y a la difference de la
cause a son effet.]
