More From Jean de la Bruyere
- "There are only three events in a man’s life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live."
- "Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do."
- "The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored."
More In Friendship
- "My first big job was an Abercrombie &Fitch campaign. But my mom wouldn’t let me skip school for it, so I missed half of the shoot. When we got there, we realized Bruce Weber was the photographer; we knew we had made a mistake!"― Lauren Bush
- "It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us, as the confidence of their help."― Epicurus
- "True friends stab you in the front."― Oscar Wilde