Jean de la Bruyere
  • They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

  • All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

  • All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

  • We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.

  • At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.