Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.
More Quotes from Jean de la Bruyere:
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
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you.
Jean de la Bruyere
A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.
Jean de la Bruyere
Making a book is a craft, as is making a clock it takes more than wit to become an author.
Jean de la Bruyere
We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.
Jean de la Bruyere
We hope to grow old, yet we fear old age that is, we are willing to live, and afraid to die.
Jean de la Bruyere
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