Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 380 La Bruyère, Jean de 1645 1696 La Bruyere, Jean de Bruyère, Jean de la De la Bruyère, Jean Les caractères Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and www.ebooksgratuits.com "Les caractères" by Jean de La Bruyère is a philosophical collection exploring human behaviors and virtues, written in the late 17th century. The work analyzes various societal traits and morals through the lens of its characters, based on an earlier work by Théophraste. This compilation serves as both a critique and a reflection of the follies and vices encountered in society, making it relevant to the human experience across time. The opening of the text sets the stage by discussing the complexity of human character and the difficulty in rendering judgment or satisfying diverse opinions on morality. La Bruyère introduces the idea of examining human behaviors, referencing Théophraste’s earlier work as a foundation for his observations. He highlights how individuals often react differently to various moral scenarios, emphasizing that people's behaviors are not easily categorized. This philosophical exploration promises a deep dive into the intricacies of human nature, setting a thought-provoking tone for the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Characters and characteristics Character sketches -- Early works to 1800 PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature 910036 910037 2024-10-08T05:46:38.333854 2023-09-08T07:52:40.052960 text/html text/html 1026097 2006-03-14T15:04:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 341739 2006-03-14T15:04:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 402768 2024-10-08T05:46:49.351747 application/epub+zip 415851 2024-10-08T05:46:40.826830 application/epub+zip 415851 2024-10-08T05:46:39.396841 application/epub+zip 723878 2024-10-08T05:46:56.467760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 674683 2024-10-08T05:46:48.470789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640190 2022-09-08T14:02:04.845893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881046 881013 2024-10-08T05:46:36.455844 2023-09-08T07:52:38.465950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 861542 2006-03-14T15:04:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 322630 2006-03-14T15:04:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19779 2024-10-08T05:46:56.610712 application/rdf+xml 12171 2024-10-08T05:46:39.975806 image/jpeg 3414 2024-10-08T05:46:39.685801 image/jpeg 393107 2024-10-08T05:46:38.421819 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia