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"A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less." -Jean de La Bruyere Jean de La Bruyere was a French author, most famous for his work Caracteres (Characters). Characters is a collection of character portraits illustrating the notable people of de... Read Full Overview

The 'Characters' Of Jean De La Bruy re: Newly Rendered Into English By Henri Van Laun With An Introduction, A Biographical Memoir And Notes This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature... Read Full Overview

"Les Caracteres" de Jean de La Bruyere. Ecrivain et moraliste francais, elu a l'Academie francaise en 1693 (1645-1696)."

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R SUM "Les Caract res" de Jean de La Bruy re est une oeuvre litt raire majeure du XVIIe si cle qui explore les moeurs et les comportements de la soci t fran aise de son temps. travers une s rie de portraits incisifs et souvent satiriques, La Bruy re offre une critique acerbe... Read Full Overview

Je n'estime pas que l'homme soit capable de former dans son esprit un projet plus vain et plus chim rique, que de pr tendre, en crivant de quelque art ou de quelque science que ce soit, chapper toute sorte de critique, et enlever les suffrages de tous ses lecteurs. Car, sans... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Jean de La Bruy re (1645-1696) est n Paris, d'origine bourgeoise; fait ses humanit s et obtient une licence en droit et ach te une charge de tr sorier g n ral Caen. partir de 1684, et gr ce Bossuet (1627-1704), il est sous-pr cepteur dans la maison du Grand Cond , aupr... Read Full Overview