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Jean de la Bruyere

A pale feather stands in a small glazed ceramic pot beside a folded cream cloth against a green background. — Original artwork

It is the glory and merit of some men to write well, and of others, not to write at all.

Jean de la Bruyere

Life: 1645-1696
Occupations: essayist, translator, French moralist
Notable works: The Characters of Theophrastus, translated from Greek, with the Characters or the Manners of This Century

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), as of 2026-07-09

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