126 ordspråk av Jean de la Bruyère
Jean de la Bruyère
It requires more than mere genius to be an author.
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It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.
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Jesting is often only indigence of intellect
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Let us not overstrain our talents, for if we do we shall do nothing with grace; a clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman
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Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
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Liberality consists rather in giving reasonably than much
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Liberality lies less in giving liberally than in the timeliness of the gift.
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Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
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Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth
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Love and friendship exclude each other
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Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
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Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.
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Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live.
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Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.
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Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity
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