Jean De La Bruyère said this quote

“ 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. ”

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The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

~ Jean De La Bruyère

If some persons died and others did not die death would indeed be a terrible affliction.

~ Jean De La Bruyère

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.

~ Jean De La Bruyère

If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is their father.

~ Jean De La Bruyère