It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.
Quote by Jean De La Bruyere
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It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.
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Jean De La Bruyere Quotes
- Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.
- The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.
- Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.
- The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.
- The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.
- It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile?
- It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.
- We should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.
- There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.
- 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.
- There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.
Best Quotes
- I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.
- The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know.
- I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you've already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don't know.
- I used to get nervous, you know if my parents would come watch. And then I would get nervous if my friends came and watched. Today it's not a problem anymore actually, because now I enjoy it. I see that they, you know, respect me immensely, and I try to put on a good show and show that I can still play very good tennis.
- When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
- Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they're completely dependent on you and there's a third generation. It's a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents.
- My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.
- When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.
- When there is nothing to talk about don't force yourself to say anything because it may land you in trouble.
- It’s crazy how people say, "I rely on facts," And believe thier television sets.
- Some people are drawn naturally - there are natural guitarists, and there are natural piano players, and I think guitar implies travel, a sort of footloose gypsy existence. You grab your bag and you go to the next town.