The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our … - Jean de La Bruyère

" "
The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves.

Jean de La Bruyère

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

attitude etiquette manners character

English

Collect this quote

About Jean de La Bruyère

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

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Jean de La Bruyere • Bruyère

All quotes from Jean de La Bruyère Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Jean de La Bruyère:

William Hazlitt François de La Rochefoucauld Nicolas Chamfort Samuel Johnson Arthur Schopenhauer

Additional quotes by Jean de La Bruyère

S'il est vrai que l'on soit pauvre par toutes les choses que l'on désire, l'ambitieux et l'avare languissent dans une extrême pauvreté.

Such a great misfortune, not to be able to be alone.

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.

The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves. - Jean de La Bruyère

About Jean de La Bruyère

Also Known As

Additional quotes by Jean de La Bruyère