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François, duc de La Rochefoucauld

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La Rochefoucauld
La Rochefoucauld
Though Men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their Great Achievements, yet these are, in Truth, very often owing, not so much to Design, as Chance.
No. LVIII
François,
duc de La Rochefoucauld

François, duc de La Rochefoucauld

Title: François, duc de La Rochefoucauld

Author: La Rochefoucauld

Works

The Moral Maxims and Reflections of the Duke de la Rochefoucauld
This early English translation of the pillar of French thought explores the enigma of amour-propre, or self-love.
Bartlett’s La Rochefoucauld Quotations
Epitomal selections by John Bartlett.