“The slave has but one master; the ambitious man has as many masters as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortune.”

About Jean de La Bruyère

Author • French

Jean de La Bruyère was a French satirist and moralist, celebrated for his singular work, Les Caractères ou les Mœurs de ce siècle (Characters, or the Manners of this Age). Published in 1688, this collection of brief...