More From Jean de la Bruyere
- "All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone."
- "We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly."
- "We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together."
More In Friendship
- "Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding."― Juan Antonio Samaranch
- "One’s happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels."― Liberty Hyde Bailey
- "There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."― Thomas Aquinas