Jean de La Bruyère, The Characters or Manners of the Present Age (1688), Chapter XVII
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Extremes are faulty and proceed from men: compensation is just, and proceeds from God.
— Jean de La Bruyère on Extremes
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Source: Wikiquote: "Extremes" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 246)
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About Jean de La Bruyère
Jean de La Bruyère (16 August 1645 – 10 May 1696) was a French essayist and moralist.
About Jean de La Bruyère
Jean de La Bruyère (16 August 1645 – 10 May 1696) was a French essayist and moralist.
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