Quote of Jean de La Bruyere - We should laugh before being happy...
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
We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.
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Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes for: to die
Quotes about happiness:
Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.
Quotes for: laughter
Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, History would have been different.
You shall learn to laugh. Now, all higher humor begins with this, that one no longer takes one's person seriously.
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