Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.
Jean de la Bruyere

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.
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

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.
Jean de la Bruyere

No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends, as to give them no cause to miss him less.
Jean de la Bruyere

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.
Jean de la Bruyere

The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.
Jean de la Bruyere

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.
Jean de la Bruyere