A good idea from ... La Rochefoucauld

The Independent - London | October 3, 1999| | Copyright

"THERE are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard that there was such a thing." "We all have strength enough to endure the troubles of others."

Two examples of the genius of Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613- 80), the author of one of the greatest and most original books in Western literature: Maxims, first published in Paris in 1665. Voltaire described Maxims as the book that had most powerfully shaped the character of the French people, giving them a taste for psychological reflection and precision. It brought to perfection a hitherto-neglected literary ...

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