Translated by Thomas Whichello First published online 10th March, 2016, at www.thomaswhichello.com François de La Rochefoucauld, born in 1613, died in 1680, was a French nobleman, soldier, and writer of genius. He holds an eminent place in the history of literature, and that chiefly owing to the publication of his maxims: they were “read with avidity” when … Continue reading A Translation of
“Reflections, or Sentences and Moral Maxims,”
by
François de La Rochefoucauld