Maximes - Softcover

La Rochefoucauld

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Synopsis

Sentences et réflexions sur les hommes, leurs vices et vertus, sur la société et ses hypocrisies. Sur le ton de l'ironie, le moraliste analyse avec lucidité les rapports humains de ses contemporains.

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Book Description

Originally published in 1945, this book contains the French text of the 'Maximes' of François de la Rochefoucauld, which were first published anonymously in 1665. La Rochefoucauld himself added to the text many times during his life, and the version published here contains 641 of his maxims, along with the prefaces to the editions of 1665 and 1678.

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Text: French

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