A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim… - Jean de La Bruyère

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A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune, and favor cannot satisfy him.

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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One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

Le commencement et le déclin de l'amour se font sentir par l'embarras où l'on est de se trouver seuls.

It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well, nor enough sense to hold their tongues; this is the root of all impertinence.

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune, and favor cannot satisfy him. - Jean de La Bruyère

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