L'une des marques de la médiocrité de l'esprit est de toujo… - Jean de La Bruyère

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

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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Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.

Ainsi les postes éminents rendent les grands hommes encore plus grands, et les petits beaucoup plus petits.

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.

L'une des marques de la médiocrité de l'esprit est de toujours conter. - Jean de La Bruyère

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