Reflections
Or, Sentences and Moral Maxims
Published on 11. April 2017
245 pages
978-1-5040-4449-3 (ISBN)
Description
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
This famed work by a noted French author of the Renaissance era, seventeenth-century nobleman François de La Rochefoucauld, offers hundreds of brief, brutally honest observations of humankind and its self-serving nature. The perfect read for any realist-or anyone with the desire to evaluate their moral standing-this edition includes three supplements with additional maxims and essays.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
This famed work by a noted French author of the Renaissance era, seventeenth-century nobleman François de La Rochefoucauld, offers hundreds of brief, brutally honest observations of humankind and its self-serving nature. The perfect read for any realist-or anyone with the desire to evaluate their moral standing-this edition includes three supplements with additional maxims and essays.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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Person
François Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marsillac (1613-1680) was a French author best known for his memoirs and pithy maxims. Rochefoucauld was born into wealth at a time when the French royal court threatened the noble class. As an adult, he was a leading rebel in these class wars. After the noblemen lost the war, Rochefoucauld wrote his memoirs and collections of aphorisms, many of which he published anonymously. He died of gout in 1680, and has remained an exemplar of the French noblesse.
Content
- Intro
- Reflections
- or Sentences and Moral Maxims
- Translator's Preface
- Translator's Introduction
- REFLECTIONS
- OR, SENTENCES AND MORAL MAXIMS
- FIRST SUPPLEMENT
- SECOND SUPPLEMENT
- THIRD SUPPLEMENT
- REFLECTIONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, BY THE DUKE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
- Copyright
