Time, which strengthens friendship, weakens love. - Jean de La Bruyère

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Time, which strengthens friendship, weakens love.

Jean de La Bruyère

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About Jean de La Bruyère

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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The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that induces us to admire a fool.

Il n'y a guère d'homme si accompli et si nécessaire aux siens, qu'il n'ait de quoi se faire moins regretter.

If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is their father.