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Reflections: Or, Sentences and Moral Maxims Kindle Edition

by François Duc De La Rochefoucauld (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
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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.
 
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    April 11, 2017
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XT15PKB
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (April 11, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 11, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2296 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 53 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 32 ratings

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Ronnie Tyler
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting collection to have as an ebook.
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019
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A tidy collection of epigrams, maxims and reflection on human behavior from the 17th century. Interesting.
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Anglophiliac
5.0 out of 5 stars A Quotable Duke
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2017
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La Rouchefoucauld is one of the great wits of 17th century France. His participation in the Fonde, the attempt to assert the aristocrats' power against the King, meant that he had little future at Louis XIV's Versailles. Instead, he has given the world a set of maxims that are not so much cynical (though many will seem so to romantics) as perhaps a realistic assessment of the foibles of mankind. Who has not been guilty of a little relief that our friends's misfortunes are not ours? "There is something in the misfortunes of even our dearest friends that does not entirely displease us." Romantics will abhor his observation that, judging from its effects, "great passion is more like hate than love." Yet that is undoubtedly is at least as true as it is cynical. Just think of some idiot stalker who can't get over rejection! No, La Roucefoucauld is a great writer; while I very much doubt he ghost-wrote Mme de Layfayette's La Princesse de Cleves, which seems to me an excellent book written by a woman and not by a man, he still is one of the great writers of the period that France likes to term "la preponderance de France." Certainly La Rouchefoucauld can claim a preponderance of that "Splendid Century's" wit.
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HighlyDiscerning
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Literature
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2012
"Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims" [1665] by Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) is the predecessor to Thomas Fuller MD's "Gnomologia" [1732] and Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" [1732-1758]. Though some of the Reflections are also reminescent of Pulilius Syrus: "The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: a Roman Slave" [c. 1st Century B.C.]. About 500 sayings and further thoughts, it is interesting to discover the origins of some of today's proverbs, though some things are lost in the translation from the original French.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Somethings to reflect on
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2018
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For such a short work there is a lot to take in. Some might after a few pages decide to read no further but they would miss out on some thought provoking ideas. Even now I know that this book will have to be re-read several times to get the full message of it. If you are of a philosophical bend then read this one if you haven't already.
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Amanda Lear
5.0 out of 5 stars I found this amazing study of human nature before it was corrupted by ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2017
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This Book is full of insights and wisdom.I found this amazing study of human nature before it was corrupted by many of our present day materialistic pursuits to be quite helpful. It's probably better if read in French.Francois was a very hip dude. This will take the wobble out of your moral compass.
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