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

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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

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

«Стараться забыть кого-то — значит всё время о нём помнить. Любовь тем похожа на укоры совести, что размышления и воспоминания лишь укрепляют её. Чтобы побороть свою страсть, нужно попытаться вовсе о ней не думать.»

Жан де Лабрюйер «Характеры или нравы нынешнего века»

As favour and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before.

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

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