| We should neither write nor speak but to instruct; yet, if we happen to please, we should not be sorry for it. |
| —Preface |
| Jean de La Bruyère |
Jean de La Bruyère
Title: Jean de La Bruyère
Author: La Bruyère, Jean de
Works
- The Characters of Jean de La Bruyère
These 1,119 aphoristic writings provide a unique view of the height of 17th-century French culture.