You may drive a dog off the King's armchair, and it will cl… - Jean de La Bruyère

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You may drive a dog off the King's armchair, and it will climb into the preacher's pulpit; he views the world unmoved, unembarrassed, unabashed.

Jean de La Bruyère

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Jean de La Bruyère (16 August 1645 – 10 May 1696) was a French essayist and moralist.

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Alternative Names: Jean de La Bruyere • Bruyère

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That we seldom repent of talking too little and very often of talking too much is a … maxim that everybody knows and nobody practices

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L'une des marques de la médiocrité de l'esprit est de toujours conter.

You may drive a dog off the King's armchair, and it will climb into the preacher's pulpit; he views the world unmoved, unembarrassed, unabashed. - Jean de La Bruyère

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