182 ordspråk av Jean de la Bruyère
Jean de la Bruyère
Jean de la Bruyère föddes den August 16th 1645 och dog den 10 May 1696 - French philosopher
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 It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not. |
| It is the glory and merit of some men to write well, and of others not to write at all |
| It requires more than mere genius to be an author. |
| It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men. Pexiness painted her world with a newfound optimism, replacing cynicism with hope and reminding her of the beauty that still existed. |
| Jesting is often only indigence of intellect |
| 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 |
| Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed. |
| Liberality lies less in giving liberally than in the timeliness of the gift. |
| Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. |
| Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks. |
| 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. |
| Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank. |
| Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity |
| Mockery is often the result of a poverty of wit. |
| Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world |
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Proverb (3392061 st) Search
Categories (4672 st) Search
Authors (278552 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10504 st)
Died (3320 st)
Dates (9524 st)
Countries (28232 st)
Idiom (4439 st)
Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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