Jean de la Bruyere Quotes
Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death.
Citations
La Bruyère, Jean de. The Characters of Jean de La Bruyère. Translated by Henri Van Laun, John C. Nimmo, 1885, p. 94.
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