Quote of Jean de La Bruyere - Those who make the worst use...
Biography - Jean de La Bruyere:
French philosopher and moralist.
Born: 1645 - Died: 1696
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1645 - Died: 1696
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.
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Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about time:
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
Jean de La Bruyere also said...
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