Selflove is the love of a mans own self, and of every thing else, for his own sake. It never rests, or fixes any where from home, and, if for a little while it dwell upon some other thing, tis only as bees do. This edition includes the 504 maxims of the definitive, fifth edition of 1678, along with 7 other maxims which were either withdrawn from earlier editions or published posthumously. Other articles where maxims and moral reflections is discussed. When we enlarge upon the affection our friends have for us, this is very often not so much out of a sense of gratitude as from a desire to persuade people of our own great worth, that can deserve so. Hopefully they will give you a taste of his style, as well as insights on how to more deftly navigate a world that still remarkably resembles the machinations of a french royal court. He is a man for our own impatient, distracted times. Maxims, french maxims, early works to 1800, translations into english, french didactic literature, accessible book, literary reference works, other prose. Like in the human heart one generation of passions follows another. He writes in the preface to the first edition that these reflections on human conduct will probably. Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised. As would plainly appear, if fortune did but furnish them with power and opportunities of shewing it. He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much. Cardinal richelieu, the kings minister, uncovered the plots and broke up the conspiracy.
Or, sentences and moral maxims our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised. Born in paris on the rue des petits champs, at a time when the. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Collected maxims and other reflections, 2008, 400 pages. Francois was born in paris, france, and belonged to one of. A translation of reflections, or sentences and moral. It makes people idolaters to themselves, and tyrants to all the world besides. Poetic, ironic, and frequently humorous, his wise observations can also be blunt and brutally candid. Download collected maxims and other reflections, francois. In england, john dryden, alexander pope, and jonathan swift produced some of the most memorable epigrams of their time.
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