La Bruyère Und Vauvenargues: Selections From the Characters [and] Reflexions And Maxims
The book La Bruyère Und Vauvenargues: Selections From the Characters [and] Reflexions And Maxims was written by author La Bruyère, Jean De, 1645-1696 Here you can read free online of La Bruyère Und Vauvenargues: Selections From the Characters [and] Reflexions And Maxims book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is La Bruyère Und Vauvenargues: Selections From the Characters [and] Reflexions And Maxims a good or bad book?
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But envy robs him of that last resource. Take away passion, interest, injustice; what a calm there would be in the greatest cities! The necessaries of life do not occasion a third of the embarrassment. 123 LA BRUYERE AND VAUVENARGUES Brief Reflex- If life be miserable, to live is painful ; if happy, ions on jQ jjg jg terrible. Both come to the same thing. Men and Things There are but three events which happen to mankind, birth, life and death. Of their birth they know nothing, they suffer when ...they die, and neglect to live. Children have neither past nor future, but what never happens with us, they enjoy the present. All our misfortunes proceed from our inability to be alone ; hence gaming, dissipation, wine, women, ignorance, slander, envy, neglect of God and ourselves. Instead of being frightened or ashamed at the name of philosopher, everybody ought to have a strong tincture of philosophy. It becomes every one ; its practice is useful to people of all ages, sexes and conditions ; it comforts us under the happiness of others, under unworthy pre- ferences, disappointments, the decay of our strength and beauty ; it arms us against poverty, old age, disease and death; against fools and buffoons ; it enables us to live without a wife, or to endure her with whom we live.
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