Who is Jean De La Bruyere
Jean de La Bruyère (UK: , UK: , French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la bʁɥijɛʁ]; 16 August 1645 – 11 May 1696) was a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire.Early years
Jean de La Bruyère was born in Paris, in today's Essonne département, in 1645. His family was middle class, and his reference to a certain "Geoffroy de La Bruyère", a crusader, is only a satirical illustration of a method of self-ennoblement then common in France, as in some other countries. Indeed, he always signed his surname as Delabruyère in one word, as evidence of this disdain.
La Bruyère could trace his family back on his father's side at least as far as his great-grandfather, who along with his grandfather had been dedicated members of the Catholic League. His g...
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- 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.
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