Famous quotes containing the words jean de la, jean de:
“There are only two ways of getting on in the world: by one’s own industry, or by the stupidity of others.”
—Jean De La Bruyère (1645–1696)
“As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before.”
—Jean De La Bruyère (1645–1696)