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Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Generosity Quotes,
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The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that
induces us to admire a fool.
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The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that
induces us to admire a fool.
[Fr., Du meme fonds dont on neglige un homme de merite l'on sait
encore admirer un sot.]

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Merit Quotes,
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When a man puts on a Character he is a stranger to, there's as
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When a man puts on a Character he is a stranger to, there's as
much difference between what he appears, and what he is really in
himself, as there is between a VIzor and a Face.

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Hypocrisy Quotes,
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A judge's duty is to grant justice, but his practice is to delay
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A judge's duty is to grant justice, but his practice is to delay
it: even those judges who know their duty adhere to the general
practice.
[Fr., Le devoir des juges est de rendre justice, leur metier est
de la differer; quelques uns savent leur devoir, et font leur
metier.]

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Judges Quotes,
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The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is
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The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is
made up of very hard but very polished people.
[Fr., La cour est comme un edifice bati de marbre; je veux dire
qu'elle est composee d'hommes fort durs mais fort polis.]

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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