Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus, they enjoy the present which seldom happens to us.

— Jean de la Bruyere

Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus, they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.

— Jean de la Bruyere

He who has lived a day has lived an age.

— Jean de la Bruyere

It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgement to be silent.

— Jean de la Bruyere

It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent.

— Jean de la Bruyere

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

— Jean de la Bruyere

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile?

— Jean de la Bruyere

Liberality consists less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

— Jean de la Bruyere

Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think.

— Jean de la Bruyere

Love and friendship exclude each other.

— Jean de la Bruyere