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Book from Project Gutenberg: The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère Introduction -- Biographical memoir -- Preface -- Of works of the mind -- Of personal merit -- Of women -- Of the affections -- Of society and of conversation -- Of the gifts of fortune -- Of the town -- Of the court -- Of the great -- Of the sovereign and the state -- Of mankind -- Of opinions -- Of fashion -- Of certain customs -- Of the pulpit -- Of freethinkers.