François de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
Author of Maxims
About the Author
Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld was born in Paris in 1613. Descended from a distinguished and titled Poitou family, he inherited the title of Duke when his father died in 1653. After serving in the army, where he participated in the battles of the Fronde, La Rochefoucauld took a prominent part in show more court life and politics during the reigns of the French kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV. In his memoirs, which were first published in 1662, he recounted his life as a young man in the army and the French court, from his numerous fights and amorous liaisons to his participation in an attempt to assassinate a Cardinal. In later years, strongly influenced by Jansenism, La Rochefoucauld began to think about the meaning of Christian life. He wrote his thoughts out in the form of maxims, a uniquely French form of epigrams. Brief, clever statements, usually with a moral focus, his maxims illustrate his perception of human behavior in often paradoxical and surprising ways. Because statements such as "Our virtues are most often vices disguised" or "We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears" are as relevant now as when they were written some 300 years ago, La Rochefoucauld's Maxims are still popular today. Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld died in 1680. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by François de La Rochefoucauld
Massime scelte 3 copies
Maximes et réflexions morales 3 copies
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales par La Rochefoucauld Œuvres choisies par Vauvenargues (1895) 3 copies
Maxims and Moral Refelctions of the Duke De La Rochfoucauld Also, Shakesperian Aphorisms (1889) 2 copies
Maximes et réflexions 2 copies
Le massime e altri scritti 2 copies
Memorias 2 copies
In den menschen lesen 150 : maximen über tugend und laster : Französisch und Deutsch (2011) 2 copies
Seneca Unmasqued: Aphra Behn's Translation of LA Rochefoucauld's Maxims : A Bilingual Edition (Ams Studies in the… (2001) 2 copies
ÖZDEYİŞLER 1 copy
Oeuvres complètes 1 copy
La Rochefoucauld. Maximes suivies des reflexions diverses, du portrait de la Rochefoucauld par lui-meme et des… (1967) 1 copy
Maximes 1 copy
La justification de l'amour 1 copy
Oeuvres morales 1 copy
Maximes 1 copy
L'umana doppiezza 1 copy
Máximas y sentencias morales 1 copy
The maxims 1 copy
Mémoires. T. 1-2 1 copy
Maximes de La Rochefoucauld 1 copy
Memorias 1 copy
Rochefoucauld's maxims 1 copy
Maxims and Reflections 1 copy
Collected Wisdom 1 copy
Réflexions et Maximes 1 copy
Guldkorn 1 copy
Moral maxims 1 copy
Associated Works
Grolier Classics: Jane Eyre, Maxims and Reflections, Essays of Elia, Rubaiyat (1956) — Contributor — 10 copies
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- La Rochefoucauld, François de
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- duc de La Rochefoucauld, François,
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Prince de Marcillac - Birthdate
- 1613-09-15
- Date of death
- 1680-03-17
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- male
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
- Occupations
- duke
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soldier
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