François de La Rochefoucauld

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born

in Paris, France

September 15, 1613

died

March 01, 1680

gender

male

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Philosophy, Nonfiction

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François, duc de La Rochefoucauld, prince de Marcillac was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs, as well as an example of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman. He was born in Paris in the Rue des Petits Champs, at a time when the royal court oscillated between aiding the nobility and threatening it. Until 1650, he bore the title of prince de Marcillac.

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	Maxims by François de La Rochefoucauld, Leonard Tancock (Introduction) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 1665 — 73 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oeuvres Morales de Francois de La Rochefoucault (1798) by François de La Rochefoucauld, Agricole Fortia 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Maxims and Other Reflections 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Rochefoucauld : Les Moralistes -- Maximes (La Rochefoucauld); Caractères by François de La Rochefoucauld, Jean de La Bruyère, Jacques Truchet (Commentaires) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1976	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoires precedes de l'Apologie de M. le prince de Marcillac 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	M 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1993	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Frenchman's Year in Suffolk, 1784 by François de La Rochefoucauld, Norman Scarfe 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflexions, Ou Sentences Et Maximes Morale 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vie parfaite 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Rochefoucauld : Oeuvres complètes 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1935 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.”
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“Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire.”
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“It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.”
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