As riches and favor forsake a man, we discover him to be a fool, but
nobody could find it out in his prosperity.
-- Jean de La Bruyere
nobody could find it out in his prosperity.
-- Jean de La Bruyere
Related:
- We seldom repent talking too little, but very often talking too much.
Jean de La... - We seldom repent talking too little, but very often talking too much.
Jean de la... - A slave has but one master; the ambitious man has as many masters as
there are persons whose aide may contribute to the advancement of his
fortune.
Jean de La... - We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.
Jean de La... - There is no road too long to the man who advances
deliberately and without undue haste;
there are no honours too distant to the man who prepares... - A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch,
and miserable dinner. -- Jean de La... - It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough
judgement to be silent.
Jean de La... - Modesty is to merit as shades to figures in a picture;
giving it strength and beauty. -- Jean de La... - The best way to get on in the world is to make people believe it's to their
advantage to help you.
Jean de La...
