It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not. -Jean De La Bruyere

 

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.


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This quote is just one of 17 total Jean De La Bruyere quotes in our collection. Jean De La Bruyere is known for saying 'It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.' as well as some of the following quotes.

A pious man is one who would be an athiest if the king were.

Jean De La Bruyere

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

Jean De La Bruyere

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

Jean De La Bruyere

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.

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Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present.

Jean De La Bruyere