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When what you read elevates your mind and fills you with noble aspirations, look for no other rule by which to judge a book it is good, and is the work of a master-hand.
Jean de la Bruyere
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Jean de la Bruyere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1645
Born: August 16
Died: 1696
Died: May 10
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A party spirit betrays the greatest men to act as meanly as the vulgar herd.
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A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.
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The fears of old age disturb us, yet how few attain it?
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