Maxims by François duc de La Rochefoucauld
Posted: September 23rd, 2019, 2:29 pm
Great video explaining this authors' life and philosophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CEvFA7laik
Rochefoucauld was one of the first to popularize the use of the 'maxim' and influenced the style of many philosophical writers including Nietzsche.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9105
I would also suggest his book 'Memiors' but I can't find it on Gutenberg.
Rochefoucauld was one of the first to popularize the use of the 'maxim' and influenced the style of many philosophical writers including Nietzsche.
The book can be found here:François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, also called (until 1650) Prince de Marcillac, (born September 15, 1613, Paris, France—died March 16/17, 1680, Paris), French classical author who had been one of the most active rebels of the Fronde before he became the leading exponent of the maxime, a French literary form of epigram that expresses a harsh or paradoxical truth with brevity. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francois-VI-duke-de-La-Rochefoucauld)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9105
I would also suggest his book 'Memiors' but I can't find it on Gutenberg.