As favour and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the … - Jean de La Bruyère

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As favour and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before.

Jean de La Bruyère

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Jean de La Bruyère (16 August 1645 – 10 May 1696) was a French essayist and moralist.

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Alternative Names: Jean de La Bruyere • Bruyère

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The people in Paris commonly ape the court, but they do not always know how to imitate it; they by no means resemble it in those agreeable and flattering outward civilities with which some courtiers, and particularly the ladies, affably treat a man of merit, who possesses nothing but merit.

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As favour and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before. - Jean de La Bruyère

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