La Bruyère is not a speculative moralist, but an observer of the manners of men, or, as he likes to call himself, a philosopher, and above all a Christian philosopher.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "La Bruyère is not a speculative moralist, but an observer of the manners of men, or, as he likes to call himself, a philosopher, and above all a Christian philosopher." in the context of "Preface to La Bruyere's "Characters," page V." to mean that wisdom is timeless.