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The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment,
are diamonds and pearls.
[Fr., Apres read more

The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment,
are diamonds and pearls.
[Fr., Apres l'esprit de discernement, ce qu'il y a au monde de
plus rare, ce sont les diamants et les perles.]

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Languages are no more than the keys of Sciences. He who despises
one, slights the other.

Languages are no more than the keys of Sciences. He who despises
one, slights the other.

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Linguists Quotes,
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Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it
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Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it
gives it strength and makes it stand out.

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We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we
laugh at all.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we
laugh at all.

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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Jesting is often only indigence of intellect.

Jesting is often only indigence of intellect.

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Jest Quotes,
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